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Every single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.

Bill Hybels

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Bill Hybels
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 12
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Decision
Spirit
Every
Make
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