The Art of Great Consulting Leadercamp: Day 1
Session:
- 9 Courses | 8h 6m 4s
- 6 Books | 11h 56m
- 2 Audiobooks | 9h 3m 32s
- 3 Courses | 4h 3m 57s
- 2 Books | 1h 2m
- 2 Audiobooks | 17h 21m 2s
- 5 Courses | 5h 17m 56s
- 6 Books | 8h 18m
- 6 Audiobooks | 27h 16m 46s
- 5 Courses | 4h 9m
- 7 Books | 10h 10m
- 6 Audiobooks | 23h 42m 58s
For early career and aspiring consultants who want to jump start their careers, the "Art of Great Consulting" Leadercamp provides a primer on the consulting profession. In addition to a deep and practical understanding of the consulting profession, attendees will learn what differentiates good consultants from great ones, from strategies and habits to project and client management, to digital etiquette and personal branding. The interactive Leadercamp will include a combination of lecture, self-directed video-based learning, and group work across four, three-hour sessions. The "Art of Great Consulting" curriculum is adapted from the book The MECE Muse by your facilitator, Christie Lindor.
COURSES INCLUDED
The Art of Great Consulting Leadercamp: Session 2 Replay
This is a recorded replay of The Art of Great Consulting Live session that ran on July 23rd at 8 AM ET led by Christie Lindor, author of The MECE Muse: 100+ Selected Practices, Unwritten Rules, and Habits of Great Consultants.This session focuses on the mindsets of great consultants. Learners will walk away with the ability to recognize the key differentiators of great consultants' approach to work and how to develop the habits of great consultants' approach to work and life.
1 video |
2h 58m
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Networking to Improve Leadership Effectiveness
It's not all about who you know, but some of it is. Just as having a strong team is key to leadership success, so is proper networking. As a leader, it's important to develop and maintain your own effective networks. It's also in your best interest to mentor and encourage your team as they develop their own. In this course, you'll learn how professional networking can improve your effectiveness as a leader. You'll also learn how to assess your business networking efforts and utilize them to ensure they're working for you. Finally, you'll learn about the types of social skills needed for executive networking and how to establish a network identity and ensure its authenticity.
7 videos |
41m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Building a Circle of Connections for Networking Success
When you're serious about advancing your career, you need to build strong professional relationships and maintain an effective circle of connections. Whether it's for executive networking or general business networking, this course covers the essential communication and professional networking skills needed to establish a solid network. In this course, you'll learn about professional networking skills, including strategies for building rapport with new connections during networking opportunities and best practices for maintaining your network so that your connections can help you achieve professional success.
7 videos |
28m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Leading in the Digital Era
In the fast-paced digital world, it's been said that companies either disrupt or are disrupted. This puts pressure on leaders to do more than just keep up. In this course, you'll learn how to get ahead of the curve using digital technology.
8 videos |
42m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Leadership Insights on Leading in the Digital Era
Is leadership in the digital era really so different? In many ways, yes. Today's leaders must become digitally literate, develop an adaptable mindset, and embrace new tools. And in conquering these digital challenges, they grow as leaders.
40 videos |
1h 42m
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Being a Responsible Corporate Digital Citizen
Security risks are high online and businesses need flexibility to adapt to change if they are going to navigate online interactions safely. Staying current on digital innovation and security guidelines ensures your company's resilience against threats to secure data management. This course will explore some responsibilities when interacting in an online world so you can become a good corporate digital citizen and reduce your data security risk.
6 videos |
23m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Managing Your Corporate Reputation Online
Social media pages, user review sites, and online communities are some common digital marketing tools used to connect with your target market. These tools, however, can also be used by customers to rate - and complain about - a company's products or services. Without proper online reputation management, your relationship with your customers may be irrevocably damaged. In this course, you'll learn how to build and maintain relationships with your online customers to protect your corporate reputation. You'll also learn how to use digital PR, blogs, and online user communities to drive your brand.
7 videos |
18m
Assessment
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Accomplishing Goals with Perseverance and Resilience
We all encounter moments of adversity in our working lives, but it's how we face up to these challenges that determines our success in reaching our potential. Even the most gifted people risk failure if they can't deal with adversity. Achieving goals requires determination, persistence, and adaptability. In this course, you'll explore how to overcome the challenges you'll face as you work to achieve your goals. You will also learn about the characteristics of an adaptive mindset and how to develop and nurture the personal persistence necessary for facing both day-to-day and uncommon obstacles that threaten to derail your efforts.
7 videos |
27m
Assessment
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Strength under Pressure: Building Perseverance and Resilience
The world today is dynamic, exciting, and challenging. Success depends on much more than ability, technology, and skills. Perseverance backed by resilience can be the game changer in overcoming setbacks and accomplishing tasks successfully. An adaptive mindset helps to focus through distractions and stress, while resilience provides the strength to bounce back. In this course, you will learn to develop personal resiliency, adaptability, and perseverance. You will explore the habits and resources needed to sustain perseverance. You will learn the strategies that can make perseverance a habit and ways to build resilience. You will also explore how to use your resilience to persevere in the face of setbacks and challenges.
7 videos |
24m
Assessment
Badge
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COURSES INCLUDED
The Art of Great Consulting Leadercamp: Session 1 Replay
This is a recorded replay of The Art of Great Consulting Live session that ran on July 21st at 8 AM ET led by Christie Lindor, author of "The MECE Muse: 100+ Selected Practices, Unwritten Rules, and Habits of Great Consultants." This session focuses on consulting fundamentals. Learners will gain an understanding of what consulting is, get a primer on current trends in the industry, and learn key lessons in what makes a great consultant.
1 video |
2h 53m
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Influencing and Persuading Others
Successful leaders are those who get things done, and that often requires getting others to do the things necessary for getting things done. All of that requires the application of successful influence. Stated simply, leaders must be able to influence and persuade others to achieve their team, department, and organizational goals. In this course, you'll learn about methods of persuasion that will rally your stakeholders around your cause. You'll discover influencing techniques that set the stage for making your case, appeal to your audience, and get the commitment you need to move forward with your team, your goals, and your career.
6 videos |
50m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Building Personal Power through Influence
Getting things done in the business world requires more than simply issuing orders. And most of us don't have the titles or authority to issue them in the first place. Along with being credible and building trust, you get results without direct authority by using persuasion and influence. Effective persuasion methods and influencing skills are the difference makers for getting results, with or without positional authority. This course will help you engage and enlist others in getting things done without the resort of formal power. It explores persuasion techniques and ways to promote influence through effective communication, reciprocity, the exchange of professional 'currencies', and persevering through resistance.
9 videos |
19m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
COURSES INCLUDED
The Art of Great Consulting Leadercamp: Session 3 Replay
This is a recorded replay of The Art of Great Consulting Live session that ran on July 23rd at 8 AM ET led by Christie Lindor, author of The MECE Muse: 100+ Selected Practices, Unwritten Rules, and Habits of Great Consultants. This session focuses on performance and conditioning. Learn to recognize the differentiators of great consultants' day to day operations and understand how to develop the habits of great consultants' day to day operations.
1 video |
2h 52m
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Leading with Executive Presence
Successful leaders have that extra "something" that makes people want to follow them. That something is their executive presence. In this course, you'll learn how to develop an authentic executive presence to lead in your organization.
8 videos |
41m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Leadership Insights on Leading with Executive Presence
Leaders with executive presence are able to naturally engage and influence others. Discover what executive presence is, how to develop this essential skill, and why getting others to believe in you begins with believing in yourself.
23 videos |
1h 10m
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Negotiating the Best Solution
Negotiation is not a game where the "winner takes it all" - it's a relationship-building process where those involved try to understand each other's needs and think creatively about solutions. Central to this process are effective negotiating skills. In this course, you'll learn how to build and maintain trust so you can find common ground with the other party. You'll hone your negotiation skills by exploring how people with different personality types may react during negotiations. You'll also learn how to manage emotions and interests, facilitate agreements, and overcome continued resistance. Finally, you'll learn how to close a negotiation so that all parties involved are satisfied.
7 videos |
18m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
The First Steps in Negotiating
In the business environment, one of the most prized skills is the art of negotiation. Whether it's agreeing prices with suppliers, setting deadlines with clients, or getting a raise from a manager, strong negotiation skills are a must, and are often the deciding factor between success and failure. In this course, you'll learn how to sharpen your negotiating skills through effective preparation and by focusing on the important issues at hand. You'll explore the tools that will help you communicate for success. You'll also learn common best practices for countering ineffective negotiation techniques, and for overcoming negotiation challenges.
6 videos |
15m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
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The Art of Great Consulting Leadercamp: Session 4 Replay
This is a recorded replay of The Art of Great Consulting Live session that ran on July 30th at 8 AM ET led by Christie Lindor, author of The MECE Muse: 100+ Selected Practices, Unwritten Rules, and Habits of Great Consultants. This session focuses on managing a consulting career. Learners will walk away with an understanding of how to pivot your consulting career, become better equipped to scale your consulting career, and recognize when and how to take a step back in your consulting career.
1 video |
2h 59m
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Choosing and Using the Best Solution
When the time comes to make a final, critical decision, you need to be able to understand the reasons for making that decision, as well as its possible consequences. You must also assess the effectiveness of your decisive action in solving a particular organizational problem. In this course, you'll learn techniques for making decisions based on key criteria, such as costs, time constraints, and organizational goals. You'll explore different decision-making styles, and how each can help in problem solving. You'll also learn how to plan, manage, evaluate, and celebrate solution implementation.
6 videos |
15m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Getting to the Root of a Problem
Solving problems requires strategic thinking. You need to ask the right people the right questions to get to the source of the issue and find the solution. In this course, you'll learn about identifying stakeholders, gaining their input and trust, and using analysis techniques to get to the root cause of a problem.
7 videos |
17m
Assessment
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PMI PDU
Achieve Productivity in Your Personal Life
A busy personal life has a direct correlation to your productivity level at your job. By getting control of your productivity at home, you can improve your productivity work too, making you better able to stick to schedules and meet deadlines by reducing the stress and distractions that come from trying to juggle home and work at the same time. In this course, you'll learn how to prepare for trips, plan personal and household tasks, and become more organized as a parent. You'll also explore tips for achieving an effective work/life balance and taking care of your personal health and well-being.
6 videos |
14m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Optimizing Your Workplace Well-being
Especially in times of disruption and change, your health and wellness - both physical and mental - can sometimes take a backburner to urgent and pressing needs. Prioritizing your wellness can be life-changing on a personal level, with the added benefits to employers of increased productivity, employee engagement, and retention. In this course, you'll learn to identify the elements of well-being at work and understand how common work and home factors can cause wellness to go out of balance. You'll also learn how to recognize signs of stress in yourself and in others, and what strategies help build resilience and promote wellness in all of life's dimensions: at work and at home; in mind, body, and human connections.
6 videos |
22m
Assessment
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Digital badges are yours to keep, forever.BOOKS INCLUDED
BOOK SUMMARY
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with PeopleIn Captivate, author Vanessa Van Edwards shares her insights into the intricacies of human behavior in social situations. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
8m
By Vanessa Van Edwards
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The Relationship Engine: Connecting with the People Who Power Your BusinessGiving you the tools you need to become an intentional, masterful relationship-builder, this book helps you establish common ground, focus on collaboration instead of command, put people before process, demonstrate worthy intent, and make every interaction matter.
2h 30m
By Ed Wallace
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The Complete Guide to Professional Networking: The Secrets of Online and Offline SuccessFeaturing interviews with some of the world's most successful networking experts to back up techniques and suggested strategies, this book demonstrates how to use networking in person and online together successfully for powerful results.
2h 54m
By Simon Ellinas, Simon Phillips
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Start with Hello: How to Convert Today's Stranger into Tomorrow's ClientFeaturing straightforward guidance for anyone who needs help building new connections with new people, this book includes real stories that reveal how often chance meetings and conversations develop into profitable business relationships.
2h 46m
By Linda Coles
BOOK SUMMARY
CIOs and the Digital Transformation: A New Leadership RoleCIOs and the Digital Transformation discusses how to harness the power and potential of digital transformation to thrive within the ongoing digital revolution. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
12m
By Daniele Rizzo, Giorgio Bongiorno, Giovanni Vaia (Eds.)
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Bounce Back: How to Fail Fast and be Resilient at WorkA fear of failure, or the inability to bounce back and learn from failures, is one of the biggest things that can hold us back in our professional development.
3h 26m
By Susan Kahn
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Influence and PersuasionIn this collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review, you'll learn the role influence can play in an organization, and how much persuasive power executives possess inside their companies as well as externally.
55m
By MIT Sloan Management Review
BOOK SUMMARY
Becoming a Person of Influence: How to Positively Impact the Lives of OthersJohn C. Maxwell examines how influential leadership can help people grow and develop to their full potential, ultimately allowing them to become responsible leaders who can inspire another generation. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
7m
By John C. Maxwell
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Executive PresenceIn this collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review, you'll learn what makes a good leader, and what steps you can take to be both fair to and respected by your employees.
1h 6m
By MIT Sloan Management Review
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All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive PresenceCracking the code on executive presence: what it is, why it matters, and how you can achieve it, this book uses the research-based, scientifically-grounded Bates Executive Presence Index-Bates ExPI(tm) to show you how to assess your ability to influence results and maximize your impact, scientifically and systematically.
5h 15m
By Suzanne Bates
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How to Win Any Negotiation: Without Raising Your Voice, Losing Your Cool, or Coming to BlowsHow to Win Any Negotiation will teach you the essential skills required to stay calm and get what you want from any negotiation. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m
By Robert Mayer
BOOK SUMMARY
Negotiating With Tough Customers: Never Take "No!" For A Final Answer And Other Tactics To Win At The Bargaining TableIn Negotiating with Tough Customers, author Steve Reilly aims to help you become a stronger salesperson by strengthening and enhancing your negotiation skills. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
11m
By Steve Reilly
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted WorldIn Deep Work, author Cal Newport takes you on an insightful journey that celebrates focused work as a tool to achieving untold success in work. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
8m
By Cal Newport
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Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, Third EditionThere just isn't enough time for everything on our to-do list-and there never will be. Explaining how to use technology to remind yourself what's most important and protect yourself from what's least important, this productivity-boosting guide offers advice for maintaining focus in our era of constant distractions, electronic and otherwise.
1h 28m
By Brian Tracy
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Decision Making and Problem Solving: Break through Barriers and Banish Uncertainty at WorkThis book provides the techniques and insights you need to find solutions, spark creativity and confidently make the right decisions.
1h 16m
By John Adair
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Game-Time Decision Making: High-Scoring Business Strategies from the Biggest Names in SportsMake business decisions with the same confidence and clarity as the world's best sports coaches.
2h 55m
By David Meltzer
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Staying BalancedMaintaining balance is paramount to living a happy, healthy, and stress-free life. Constantly feeling out of balance is no way to spend your time. This book provides 60 tips that will help you stay balanced at work and at home.
6m
By Jeff Davidson
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The Trusted Advisor: How to Create Trust-Based Relationships with Your ClientsThe Trusted Advisor brims with practical advice that cuts to the heart of what it takes to build sound client relationships. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
7m
By Charles H. Green, David H. Maister, Robert M. Galford
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Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Sales and Marketing: The Essential Cultural Guide: From Presentations and Promotions to Communicating and ClosingBy showing you what to do-and what to avoid-in any given sales or marketing situation, this informative guide provides the expert knowledge you need to gather data in diverse cultures, properly present your products, and close deals around the world.
3h 55m
By Terri Morrison, Wayne A. Conaway
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The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Thinking and WritingThe Pyramid Principle is an acclaimed international bestseller on how to produce compelling, to-the-point, professional writing for clients, colleagues, or the board of directors. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
4m
By Barbara Minto
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Say It with Charts: The Executive's Guide to Visual Communication, Fourth EditionAn overview of the visual presentation process, as well as hints, tips and tricks for creating memorable, effective charts.
1h 47m
By Gene Zelazny
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
Audiobook
The MECE Muse: 100+ Selected Practices, Unwritten Rules, and Habits of Great ConsultantsThis audio edition is an insider's guide to consulting, providing invaluable insights and practical knowledge including unwritten rules and career strategies.
8h 46m 10s
By Christie Lindor
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Grit: The Power of Passion and PerseveranceIn Grit, author Angela Duckworth offers sage advice for anyone who seeks guidance on working smarter and harder in order to achieve career fulfillment. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
17m 22s
By Angela Duckworth
AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
Audiobook
The MECE Muse: 100+ Selected Practices, Unwritten Rules, and Habits of Great ConsultantsThis audio edition is an insider's guide to consulting, providing invaluable insights and practical knowledge including unwritten rules and career strategies.
8h 46m 10s
By Christie Lindor
Audiobook
Communicate to Inspire: A Guide for LeadersThis audio edition examines and analyzes some of the key successes (and failures) in leadership and provides a unique and successful model for developing your own leadership skills.
8h 34m 52s
By Kevin Murray
AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
Audiobook
The MECE Muse: 100+ Selected Practices, Unwritten Rules, and Habits of Great ConsultantsThis audio edition is an insider's guide to consulting, providing invaluable insights and practical knowledge including unwritten rules and career strategies.
8h 46m 10s
By Christie Lindor
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and SuccessExecutive Presence is a lively exploration of what separates the exceptional from the competent, drawing on intriguing research conducted specifically for this book. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m 4s
By Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Audiobook
Leadership Material: How Personal Experience Shapes Executive PresenceThis audio edition will teach you how to make enduring behavioral changes that will produce better business results and create alignment among disparate groups using empathy and leadership language.
7h 10m 45s
By Diana Jones
Audiobook
Negotiating at Work: Turn Small Wins into Big GainsThe audio edition offers practical advice for managing your own workplace negotiations.
7h 35m 42s
By Deborah M. Kolb, Jessica L. Porter
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal RenewalThe Power of Full Engagement provides thought provoking insights on how and why energy is the key to high performance. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m 42s
By Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz
Audiobook
Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus & Sharpen Your Creative MindThis audio edition presents a toolkit for tackling the challenges of a 24/7, always-on workplace by showing you how to build a rock-solid daily routine, field a constant barrage of messages, find focus amid chaos, and carve out the time you need to do the work that matters.
3h 23m 23s
By Jocelyn K. Glei (ed)
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
Audiobook
The MECE Muse: 100+ Selected Practices, Unwritten Rules, and Habits of Great ConsultantsThis audio edition is an insider's guide to consulting, providing invaluable insights and practical knowledge including unwritten rules and career strategies.
8h 46m 10s
By Christie Lindor
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
How We DecideHow We Decide discusses how advances in modern neuroscience-the scientific study of how the nervous system affects learning and behavior-yield fascinating new insights for any student of decision-making. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m 22s
By Jonah Lehrer
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and LifeIn Leading the Life You Want, author Stewart D. Friedman explores how to navigate the tumultuous modern-day era, where the ability to lead a balanced, harmonious life is proving increasingly difficult. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
15m 32s
By Stewart D. Friedman
Audiobook
Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, FamilyThis audio edition reveals a future in which all of us can finally finish the business of equality for women and men, work and family. Read by the author.
9h 40m 33s
By Anne-Marie Slaughter
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels, Updated and ExpandedThe First 90 Days offers a practical guide to navigating the challenges of a new role and generating momentum that you can ride to the top. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
11m
By Michael D. Watkins
Audiobook
Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your CareerThis audio edition reveals the "two-way street" that makes sponsorship such a strong and mutually beneficial alliance, and contains a seven-step map that allows you to chart your course toward your greatest goals.
4h 39m 21s
By Sylvia Ann Hewlett
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