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There are as many foolhardy ways to grow as there are to downsize.
Gary Hamel
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Gary Hamel
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.
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This extraordinary arrogance that change must start at the top is a way of guaranteeing that change will not happen in most companies.
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