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Feb 2019
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Leadership Consulting Interview with Nic...

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When you get a good client and it's a big engagement which is going to go on for a while, what happens is that your ability to deliver as well as run the business starts to eat away at you. At some point, you realize that you're going to have to include other people in the game. Otherwise, you're going to kill yourself. The interview process then starts and you have figure out who you're going hire and develop, realizing that it’s going to have a huge impact. Nick Craig’s area of specialization is leadership development. With that is a focus on authentic leadership and purpose. Nick highlights the importance of bringing in someone who understands the dynamics and is able to come and bring a set of skills that you don’t have. Nick is the President of the Authentic Leadership Institute. He works with the crews at Lego, Ben & Jerry's, West Point, and other interesting places and help them step into their gift as leaders.

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