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Insights from Gordon Lownds on leadership pressure, recovery, and self-awareness. Part two.
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The Other Side of High Achievement

In this second part of my conversation with former Sleep Country Canada CEO, Gordon Lownds, the focus shifts from what he built to what he learned about himself. 


Gordon’s story is a sharp reminder that the same traits that drive success can quietly undermine us if we don’t understand them. 


Most leaders spend their lives sharpening execution. Far fewer do the harder work of examining what’s happening on the inside—and that’s where this conversation really landed for me.


Kevin

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