The
Problem
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the
Solution. High-performance leaders must have competencies to lead organization-level goal setting, design, and management This chapter descnbes two competency domains, strategic thinking and strategic stewardship, and nine competency groups that leaders must master to achieve high performance in an organization These competencies address Rummler and Brache's [1995] organization level of performance
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