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		<title>Banners Fade, Rings Rust, People Don’t: 6 Leadership Secrets Behind Championship Cultures from UCLA Head Basketball Coach Cori Close</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meet Cindy, your children&#8217;s pastor. She&#8217;s been with your church for eight faithful years. Parents love her. Kids light up when they see her because she knows every single name. Your senior pastor might struggle to remember all the children, but Cindy? She&#8217;s got them all memorized. 🎧 Listen to this episode: She&#8217;s absolutely stellar [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“The It Factor”: The One Trait Every Leader Is Searching For (And How to Build It on Your Team)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Top 10 Leadership Articles I Read The Week of April 27th to May 1st The following are The Top 10 Leadership Articles I Read The Week of April 27th to May 1st: Where A Leader Stands by James Albright 3-2-1: On making adjustments, how to handle criticism, and the secret to improvement by James [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Money, Pressure, Discovery and The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Articles of April 2026 </title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every leader wants to know what truly resonates — what cuts through the noise, captures attention, and ultimately drives impact.  Each month provides a revealing snapshot of the challenges leaders are facing and the solutions they are searching for. The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Articles of April 2026, as determined by you the readers, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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