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Jan 2025
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Murky middle with Christina Joy Whittake...

James Royal-Lawson & Per Axbom
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S03E03 (#331). Your destiny isn’t tied to a role. You were a person before your role. Leadership expert and strategist Christina Joy Whittaker talks to us about the murky middle, a phenomenon rooted in misalignment and purpose and quite distinct from imposter syndrome which is rooted in confidence. 
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