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Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals.

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Max De Pree
Age: 92 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 28
Died: 2017
Died: August 8
Business Executive
Writer
Jazz
Leadership
Future
Individual
Like
Unpredictability
Combines
Gifts
Individuals

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