“One thing leads to another.” Knights of the round table. That’s what I thought as I sat and looked at the faces of the other people sitting at the massive, round table. King Arthur was all my overwhelmed brain could come up with as I scanned the room full of marketing and film executives and C-suite organization leaders.
dropping pebbles.
It’s a small world, and it doesn’t take long for the ripples of your life to spread to its far ends. I’m here to tell you that what you do matters.
be that leader.
Leaders who make the most lasting impressions are the ones who care about others. They invest in people because it’s the right thing to do. They’re kind.
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