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In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

Ken Blanchard

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Ken Blanchard
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: May 6
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Consultant
Entrepreneur
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Orange
New Jersey
Kenneth H. Blanchard
Kenneth Blanchard
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard
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