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Jul 2023
27m 33s

What the Best Leaders Know — and What Sk...

Harvard Business Review
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If you had the chance to talk to hundreds of business leaders at the top of their game, what habits and patterns would you learn? Adam Bryant has done just that. He's the senior managing director of the ExCo Group and founded the “Corner Office” interview series at The New York Times. Along the way, he has identified the mindset and attributes that the world ... Show More
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