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Message: <blockquote data-quote="E46Fanatic" data-source="post: 121389" data-attributes="member: 81">While I dont profess to be a domain expert in this area, I've found that you are only as successful as the people around you are.  Many people believe a great leader has followers and the key to leadership is to have more followers.  However, the best leaders are those who have successfully surrounded themselves with leaders whom they have nurtured and developed around themselves, gained their trust, loyalty and commitment from.   At the end its the closest people around you who really determine your success.... and its also true that these are the same people who will also determine the level of failure of you as a leader.   In other words, folks close to you will either "make you or break you".  Focusing and investing in developing people around you is the best thing you can do for your success <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.Also the experience and journey lasts way beyond the "job" and carries on to other areas in life where you and your fellow leaders paths will cross and you end up helping each other out in deals, work, etc.There is an excellent book by John C Maxwell - Developing Leaders Around You..  Highly recommended.</blockquote>