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The Illusion of Leadership
Directing Creativity in Business and the Arts
Piers Ibbotson
The Illusion of Leadership

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The Illusion of
Leadership
Directing Creativity in Business
and the Arts
Piers Ibbotson

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© Piers Ibbotson 2008
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