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Jul 16
16m 41s

5 Lessons from Leading My Team Last Quar...

Leila Hormozi
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In this episode, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) shares five hard truths from her recent Q2 performance reviews. She covers mistaking learning for progress, hiding behind tactics, tolerating mediocrity, and misjudging what true leadership requires. As usual, this is a no-BS look at what’s really holding teams (and leaders) back.

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