Wednesday Leadership Thought for Nov. 4th

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Thanks for watching another week of our leadership growth blog.


This week we are looking at our past as a way to help us shape our future leadership.  Leadership is about learning and growing.  However, our past hurts, disappointments, and failures help us grow as a leader.

I hope this encourages you and challenges you to continue to grow in your leadership as I am growing in mine.

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