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Pearl Zhu

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ANTHONY JAY Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.
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DASHANNE STOKES Leadership that's reliant on mergers and acquisitions is dangerous leadership.
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INDRA NOOYI Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.
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BILL OWENS Leadership - mobilization toward a common goal.
GARY WILLS Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
COLIN POWELL The penalty of leadership is loneliness.
H. WHEELER ROBINSON Education is the mother of leadership.
WENDELL L. WILLKIE Trust is the currency of leadership
TAYLOR COYE Belief has the power to change your inner state and your outer world.
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MATT CHANDLER Work hard. Come early, stay late. That’s the way leadership has to approach it.
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BILL POPE In essence, leadership is the sense of calling to a higher purpose.
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PETER DRUCKER Communication is the real work of leadership.
NITIN NOHRIA The ultimate test of leadership is performance.
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RICHARD MARCINKO Isolationism is not leadership.
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JAMES C. HUMES The art of communication is the language of leadership.
JAMES HUMES Different times need different types of leadership.
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MAYOR BRYAN BAPTISTE Leadership is action, not position.
DONALD H. MCGANNON Leadership is service, not position.
TIM FARGO Leadership is accountable to results.
JEFFREY BENJAMIN Leadership development is self-development.
JOHN G AGNO His leadership has been outstanding.
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