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June 22, 2008/0 Comments/in Guest Blogger, Leadership /by Mike Figliuolo

Ed Ruggero, author of The Leader’s Compass, returned the guest blog favor (click here to read Ed’s post on this blog) and has published my post about some of my screw ups as a young tank platoon leader. To read about tanks, swamps, ammo fires and butt chewings (and yes, there are some good leadership lessons in there), check out my post on Ed’s blog: MyLeadersCompass.com.

– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC

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