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Some of the strongest resistance to necessary change is the result of what Jim O'Toole has so aptly characterized as the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom.
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Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.
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Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer an American phenomenon. It is truly global. Though I will probably be in less demand, I wanted to move on.
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