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I am a firm believer that you need a well-defined leadership role to deal with unexpected and non-linear side effects of people working together. You need someone to keep the threads untangled and forming a high-functioning web rather than a big snarl of a Gordian knot.

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Rands
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
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Michael Lopp
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