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Juneteenth: the leadership lesson nobody teaches
On June 19, 1865, people in Texas learned they had been legally free for two and a half years. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed January 1, 1863. The information never reached them. Two and a half years of freedom on paper. Zero years of it in practice. Most leaders are running a version of this right now. How many of your people are still operating under rules you have already replaced? A decision your team has not heard is still a draft. The work of leadership is not casting vision. It is confirming receipt. If your people cannot tell you what changed and why, the decision has not been made yet. It has only been announced to yourself. On Juneteenth, the lesson that matters most for leaders is this: information withheld is freedom withheld. Make sure your people know where they stand.
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