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Jul 2023
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#248: I Was Your Peer, but Now I'm Your ...

JOHN MAXWELL
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Congratulations, your hard work and personal development has been noticed by the leadership team, and they have chosen you to become the next first-line manager in the organization. The bad news is that your new team consists of your peers who you have been working with for the past four years. How do you lead them well?

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