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by Samie Al-Achrafi and James Elwes
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    September 21, 2020 · 24 min

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    September 13, 2020 · 19 min

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  • Bonus Episode - Discussing Simon Sinek's 'The Infinite Game' with John Flint

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  • The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

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About the show

Do you have an ever-growing list of leadership and management books to read - but can't find the time? Every episode, Samie and James share their perspectives on a different book and distil some key themes into a central message of 8 words or less.