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Three ways to develop the key attitude of leadership

Posted on November 29, 2019 by The Churning — Leave a reply

We have seen how the key attitude that defines leadership is the ability to see a problem as an opportunity. This is the attitude that enabled Alexander Fleming to turn a ‘failed’ Continue Reading →

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The key attitude that defines leadership

Posted on November 19, 2019 by The Churning — Leave a reply

When Georges de Mestral came home from a walk one day to find his clothes and his dog covered in burrs, he didn’t just remove them: he looked closely at how Continue Reading →

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Leadership is choosing the difference you want to make

Posted on April 13, 2015 by The Churning — Leave a reply

When Levi Strauss arrived in California intending to sell tents to the miners he discovered that they didn’t need tents because it hardly ever rained. He could have taken the tents somewhere Continue Reading →

Posted in 3: Find the Opportunities, 4: Choose What's Best for You, Inner Leadership | Tagged Alexander Fleming, Jane Goodall, Levi Strauss, Opportunity, Penicillin | Leave a reply

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