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Within the book, kouzes and posner identify five principles along with ten leadership commitments that make an individual a great leader. The 25th anniversary edition of the bestselling business classic, completely revised and updated. The leadership challenge illustrates through inspiring stories what research continues to reveal. You can be a better leader by implementing the ideas in the leadership challenge. The leadership challenge workshop november 910, 2020 in scottsdale, az.
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