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Great leaders understand their strengths and weaknesses. They
make it a point to find partners whose strengths complement their
weaknesses. Do you know yours? The proof should not be in the rev-
elation, rather in the complementary partnerships you have formed.
If you lead departments or companies, it should be evident in the
way you hire, fire, matchmake and coach.

By the end of this book, my goal is to make you feel comfortable
freeing the Idea Monkey inside you as well as channeling your ideas
and the ideas of your troops.

Now, let’s dig a bit deeper into the most important traits and
practices of our favorite Idea Monkeys and their brilliant operating
partners. Let’s see how what they have learned can benefit you.

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