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Sep 24
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258 - How Great CEOs Lead Their Board In...

Andrea Petrone
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Sunday night. A CEO I work with is still at his desk building the deck every chart, every question anticipated. By Monday he'll walk in armoured. And he told me he still dreads it. Every single time. So I said: that deck isn't managing your board. It's managing your fear. Your board is the one room where the power is inverted, and that single fact turns lead ... Show More
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