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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Knowledge is not power
Chapter 2: Management and Leadership Theories Do Not Work
Chapter 3: Be Selfish
Chapter 4: Don't Manage People
Chapter 5: Don't Be Proud
Chapter 6: Don't Be Tough
Chapter 7: Don't Play To Win
Chapter 8: Don't Prove Yourself
Chapter 9: Practice KID not KITA
Chapter 10: Don't Have People Work For You
Chapter 11: Don't Focus on the Bottom Line
Chapter 12: Don't have Goals and Objectives
Chapter 13: Trust All People All of the Time
Chapter 14: Don't Oil The Squeaky Wheel
Chapter 15: Don't Worry About Pay
Chapter 16: Don't Tell People What To Do
Chapter 17: Don't Satisfy Customers
Chapter 18: Don't Downsize
Chapter 19: Don't Respond to the Urgent
Chapter 20: Don't be Committed
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Wolf Rinke's Tips for Effective Leadership
Tip #1: Don't
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Tip #2 Knowledge is not power
Tip #3: Be Selfish
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