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<p>It takes time to become a leader, and we learn from our mistakes. <a href="http://letterstoayounglibrarian.blogspot.com/2017/05/how-i-lead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to a Young Librarian</a> offers her list of leadership traits that she has developed over the years. What would you add?</p>
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