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When a person travels through a few years with an organization, or with a partnership, or any other kind of working association, he leaves a 'wake' behind in these two areas, task and relationship: what did he accomplish and how did he deal with people?

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Henry Cloud
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 17
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