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    It Is Not About You!

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    One of the greatest lessons I learned about leadership came from the founding CEO of Optus, Bob Mansfield. It was a lesson that wasn’t obvious at the time, but it certainly helped form my own leadership philosophy. It is also a philosophy shared by the great leaders, and that is, it is not about us!!

    It Is Not About You! was last modified: May 20th, 2020 by Darren Mitchell
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    Don’t Be a Sales Micro-Manager!!

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