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If you are building a culture where honest expectations are communicated and peer accountability is the norm, then the group will address poor performance and attitudes.

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Henry Cloud
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 17
Preacher
Psychologist
Vicksburg
Mississippi
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Poor
Performance
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Culture
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Expectations
Attitudes
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