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"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality and the last is to say thank…" — Max De Pree, on Lead with Heart
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“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality and the last is to say thank you.”
Max De PreeFormer CEO of Herman Miller & author

Nov 9, 2026

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