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Gregory Meeks: Leadership means bringing people along with you. Leadership means getting buy-in from others.

On the recordDecember 7, 2020
Leadership means bringing people along with you. Leadership means getting buy-in from others.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Meeks defines leadership as collaborative rather than self-serving.

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