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58. What's Essential: Greg on The Engine of High-Leverage Teams

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Effortless: Chapter Fourteen


It all starts with a simple principle: not everything has to be so hard. This special episode is an excerpt from the audiobook, narrated by Greg. It explains the importance of building a foundation of trust in high-performance teams


Effortless is available for purchase, as a book or audiobook. (Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from Effortless by Greg McKeown, read by the author and available wherever audiobooks are sold). For a limited time purchase Effortless and get the 21-Day Challenge (and download Chapter 1 of Effortless) FREE!


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