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Why we need more mavericks, not less

Yes, mavericks can be flawed, and no, you probably wouldn't want to give them the full financial run of an organisation because that's not their strength, and of course, as an organisation builds around them they need a good Board to support them, but mavericks can make amazing things happen, and in a world where politicians are usually 'on message' tow-ers of party lines, I think we need mavericks more than ever before....

This is a time where people need to step up, to show leadership, to inspire others, to start projects that many people might imagine to be impossible, to not take no for an answer.  Doing so requires the ability to touch people, to inspire them, and that requires mavericks.

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