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Names: Willett, Alan, author.
Title: Leading the unleadable : how to manage mavericks, cynics, divas and other difficult people / by Alan Willett.
Description: New York, NY : AMACOM, [2016]
Identifiers: LCCN 2016017277| ISBN 9780814437605 (pbk.) | ISBN 9780814437612 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Leadership. | Problem employees. | Interpersonal conflict. | Conflict management. | Management.
Classification: LCC HD57.7 .W533 2016 | DDC 658.3/045–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016017277
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