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How Leaders Think and Operate

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    The place to begin our discussion on achieving the status of a trusted strategic advisor is to talk about the world of leaders and about how leaders operate. The environment of leadership; the expectations of leadership; the duties, responsibilities, and perceptions of leadership and especially of business leaders have changed in many important ways in…

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    James Lukaszewski
    James (Jim) E. Lukaszewski (lew-ka-shev-ski) ABC, Fellow IABC; APR, Fellow PRSA, PRSA BEPS Emeritus; America’s Crisis Guru® began his PR career in 1978, following six years in the Minnesota state government. He’s written 14 books, the latest is The Decency Code, The Leader's Path to Integrity and Trust, 2020, McGraw Hill. James is a powerful speaker, important author, inspiring teacher, and trusted strategic advisor, best known for helping leaders and their organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from crisis. Corporate Legal Times lists him as one of 28 experts to go to,” when all hell breaks loose.”
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