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The Irony of Leadership

By Filings on Thu, 08/07/25
Christian Living
Leadership
Serving
Humility

“…there are a lot of ironic aspects of leadership. However, in my opinion, the most essential principle is that the ultimate job of a leader is to work themselves out of a job.” - Phil Cooke

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