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Aug 2018
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977: A Leadership Lesson from Eisenhower...

Justin Malik
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Ryan Holiday shares the story of Dwight D. Eisenhower's stoic reversal at D-Day and what we can learn from it.

Episode 977: A Leadership Lesson from Eisenhower's Stoic Reversal at D-Day by Ryan Holiday (Stoicism & Growth of Stoic Mindset).

Ryan Holiday is a writer and media strategist whose creative agency, Brass Check, has advised Google, TASER, and Complex as well as bestselling authors like Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, and Neil Strauss. He is the author of six books and started his blog around 10 years ago to help his journey in self-education.

The original post is located here: https://ryanholiday.net/eisenhower-leadership-lesson-d-day

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