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Tired of leaders who can’t decide? Here’s where purpose comes in 

The more confusing the world outside, the more important it is that those who want to lead be clear about their purpose

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As a leader, if you were to look on the inside for the strength to deliver what’s expected of you, what will you find?

As a leader, if you were to look on the inside for the strength to deliver what’s expected of you, what will you find?

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A friend asked me a profound question recently: “How do you teach courage?”

Many leaders, she observed, seem to lack this quality, which the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle considered a virtue, a marker of moral excellence that moderated our instincts towards recklessness on the one hand and cowardice on the other. The courageous person was one who feared only things worthy of fear.

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