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What Great Leaders Can Learn from Great Photographers

Harvard Business Review

They like to develop the skill in others. Sam Abell falls into the latter camp of truly reflective practitioners. Abell has figured out that the way to get a great photograph is not to take it but to make it. The key, Abell learned, is not to chase its unfurling arc: “Let the rope come to you.”

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Honesty and Integrity are the Bedrock of Trust

The Practical Leader

Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was just a few feet from the finish line but became confused with the signage and stopped. ” Some people seem to feel that leadership is about image and appearances. ” But everyone’s “BS detectors” are getting ever better at spotting hypocritical leadership acting.

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