Keep your ear open to these people:
1. Your Followers
Good leaders, the kind that people want to follow, do more than conduct business when they interact with followers.
2. Your Customers
Good leaders always make it a priority to keep in contact with the people they’re serving.
3. Your Competitors
As a leader, you don’t want to base your actions on what the other guy is doing, but you should still listen and learn what you can to improve yourself.
4. Your Mentors
No leader is so advanced or experienced that he can afford to be without a mentor.
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