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A black leader is usually of important status in a major socioeconomic institution. For hillier, leadership is all about peopleembracing those you are in charge of and winning over those you need to work withnot about risk aversion or management fads. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Leadership rick hillier paperback harpercollins canada. Every chapter of this book was a reminder to think big, stay strong, learn and learn with your team, or pee on the fence as he so eloquently puts it.