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10 Behaviors of Smart People
Smart people make smart decisions. Doing the same is the most important factor in how things turn out for you.
Steve Tobak is a management consultant, columnist, former senior executive, and author of Real Leaders Don't Follow: Being Extraordinary in the Age of the Entrepreneur (Entrepreneur Press, October 2015). Tobak runs Silicon Valley-based Invisor Consulting and blogs at stevetobak.com, where you can contact him and learn more.
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