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Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices of Apex Leaders

Leading Blog

Apex Leaders look for skill, work ethic and passion when building a team. Worth thinking about: Almost all important decisions made about you and your career take place when you are not in the room. Apex Leaders are part of selfless, humble teams who are committed to each other’s success. Your team is your primary difference maker.

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The Tempting of Rajat Gupta

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey responded that it was actually investing more on intellectual capital, but on the industry-specific variety of more use to consultants and clients.) Consultants by definition spend most of their careers as outsiders, guns hired from afar to help clients shoot at problems. The desire to be an insider.