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If I Had To Sum Up In One Word The Qualities That Make Up A Good Manager, I'd Say Decisiveness.

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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
Autobiographer
Businessman
Businessperson
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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