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To Train Leaders, Be a Leader Our career strategist explains the importance of mentorship and leading by example.

By Linda Lacina

Sure, some leaders are born, not made. But no company should overlook training their staff by example. Show through your own actions how you expect leaders to treat team members and drive projects, says career strategist Lindsay Broder, The Occupreneur Coach, in this short video. Business owners who do this will have laid the groundwork for their company's next generation of leaders.

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Linda Lacina

Entrepreneur Staff

Linda Lacina is a special projects director at Entrepreneur.com. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Dow Jones MarketWatch and Family Circle. Email her at llacina@entrepreneur.com.

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