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Stop confusing speed with leadership—try this instead

A group of monks walking 20 miles a day taught me something about leadership I’d gotten wrong for years: Speed and effectiveness aren’t the same thing.

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BY Gloria St. Martin-Lowry

Earlier this year, news spread across the U.S. about a group of Buddhist monks undertaking an extraordinary journey. Beginning in Texas, they set out on a cross-country “Walk for Peace,” traveling on foot toward Washington, D.C. Along highways, through small towns, and across multiple states, they moved the same way each day:........

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