Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

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Rather, it means persuading someone to do something they do not want to do for the sake of the greater good or in this case, for your own electability.

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Successful entrepreneurs, like Tony Hsieh of Zappos and Casey Sheahan of Patagonia, have long since realized that influence is no longer something that you do to someone to get what you want, but requires listening and relationship building to do what they want, with a win-win outcome.

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