You can be kind, empathetic, and strong. You can, and indeed you must, be your own kind of leader.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Gleitsman International Activist Award remarks (2020), quoted in Harvard Kennedy School Magazine, Winter 2021; Two consecutive sentences in Harvard’s account of her acceptance remarks, connecting compassion and strength in leadership.
- Gleitsman International Activist Award remarks (2020), quoted in Harvard Kennedy School Magazine, Winter 2021
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