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A young manager accosted me the other day. “I’ve been reading all about leadership, have implemented several ideas, and think I’m doing a good job at leading my team. How will I know when I’ve crossed over from being a manager to a leader?” he wanted to know.

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VN Vineet Nayar is the founder of the Sampark Foundation based in Delhi and the former CEO of HCL Technologies. He is the author of Employees First, Customers Second . vineetnayar

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