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The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.

Andy Stanley

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Andy Stanley
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 16
Pastor
Atlanta
Georgia
Navigate
Uncertainty
Leadership
Goal
Rather
Eradicate

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