Gifford Thomas

I am the founder of Leadership First and the author of The Inspirational Leader, Inspire Your Team To Believe In The Impossible. At Leadership First, we are committed to publishing the very best inspirational leadership quotes and articles to inspire our 1.4M+ community of leaders every day to believe in the impossible and inspiring leaders to create an environment free from toxic, fearful and intimidating practices. We believe everyone can and should enjoy their work, but it must start with the leadership leading by example to inspire their people to become the very best version of themselves.

I am a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, a Council member with GLG, an advisor with visaQ Inc out of Japan, and one of the lead

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