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What I learned about leadership from leading leaders

I GET DEEPLY INSULTED WHEN PEOPLE SAY, “LEAD, FOLLOW or get out of the way.” My entire career has consisted of getting in the way. It’s why people don’t like journalists: we’re always getting in the way of leaders by nitpicking that they shouldn’t start a war with North Korea or that they need to spend more than four days on our nation’s health care plan. Actually, people don’t like journalists because we’re smug and nerdy. Which is the same as getting in the way.

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