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    Exploring how influential leaders from Eisenhower to Mandela made pivotal choices under pressure, and extracting practical wisdom from their decision-making processes that we can apply to our own critical crossroads.

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    What were the influences of the decision makers who had historical significance and what can be learned from them?

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