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Openness by the leader paves the way for ownership by the people. without ownership, changes will be short term. changing people's habits and ways of thinking is like writing instructions in the snow during a snowstorm. every twenty minutes the instructions must be rewritten, unless ownership is given along with instructions.
-John C. Maxwell
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Openness By The Leader Paves The Way

John C. Maxwell
Openness by the leader paves the way for ownership by the people. without ownership, changes will be short term. changing people's habits and ways of thinking is like writing instructions in the snow during a snowstorm. every twenty minutes the instructions must be rewritten, unless ownership is given along with instructions.
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