The most important quality of ...

The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were.
The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were.
 Jack Welch

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A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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