You need leverage (aka Why I blog)

Seth Godin says: If you want to change people, you must create enough leverage to encourage the change to happen.I’ll be making this argument when it’s time for me to go […]

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February 16, 2011

Seth Godin says:

If you want to change people, you must create enough leverage to encourage the change to happen.

I'll be making this argument when it's time for me to go up for promotion...

Seth Godin says:

If you want to change people, you must create enough leverage to encourage the change to happen.

I’ll be making this argument when it’s time for me to go up for promotion…

Scott McLeod

Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Iowa State University

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