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Mr Joe Leech

@joe.mr
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Coach to CEOs. Former school teacher, recovering neuroscientist, tech veteran, rational optimist, great at Tuesdays. mrjoe.uk

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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 18/09/2026
Your team isn't misaligned. Your system is just protecting itself. #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEf...
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The Framework That Explains Why Your Strategy Is Stalled
Let's dive into the world of strategy. Ever wonder why some strategies succeed and others falter? It's often a tale of two key players: the visionaries and the executors. Visionaries are the…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 17/09/2026
My next newsletter "Alignment Is Overrated" is coming today. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating. mrjoe.kit.com
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Mr. Joe Leech
I'm mr Joe Leech and I coach CEOs so they and their businesses thrive. I bring 20 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants and 30+ startups . Together…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 04/09/2026
A useful distinction when working with leaders is the difference between being nice and being kind. Most people assume they are the same thing, but they are not. In fact, a significant number of leadership failures stem from confusing one for the other. mrjoe.uk/nice-kind-or... #MrJoeLeech
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Nice, Kind or Arsehole
A useful distinction when working with leaders is the difference between being nice and being kind.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 03/09/2026
My next newsletter "Your Leadership Debt is Due" is coming tomorrow. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating. mrjoe.kit.com #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach
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Mr. Joe Leech
I'm mr Joe Leech and I coach CEOs so they and their businesses thrive. I bring 20 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants and 30+ startups . Together…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 03/09/2026
Most leaders confuse being "nice" with being "kind." Nice leaders rescue people, carry work that isn't theirs, and burn out. Kind leaders hold high standards, tell the truth, and build leaders who actually grow. And when a "nice" leader runs out of patience? 👇️ www.buzzsprout.com/2282676/epis...
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Nice, Kind or Arsehole - MrJoe in Audio
Every time you quietly fix an employee's sloppy work or avoid an uncomfortable conversation, you aren’t being generous, you’re creating dependency.Most leaders confuse being "nice" with being…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 02/09/2026
Every time you quietly fix an employee's sloppy work or avoid an uncomfortable conversation, you aren’t being generous, you’re creating dependency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7MW... #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach
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Nice, Kind or Arsehole
Every time you quietly fix an employee's sloppy work or avoid an uncomfortable conversation, you aren’t being generous, you’re creating dependency. Most leaders confuse being "nice" with being…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 09/07/2026
Just sent out: "We sat on the sofas, barefoot of course.". Check it out and subscribe to my newsletter to get everything I'm making. mrjoe.kit.com/posts/we-sat...
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We sat on the sofas, barefoot of course.
“Do you want to see our new Blue Sky Thinking Room?”
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 06/07/2026
The VPs who thrive understand that their job is no longer to be the best functional expert in the room. Their job is to create outcomes through other people, influence decisions beyond their authority and help the business succeed as a whole. mrjoe.uk/how-to-succe...
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How To Succeed As A VP
...get important things done, number one.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 03/07/2026
In this video, I break down the 10 principles for professional success at the VP level 👇️ youtu.be/iDNELa4JQ04 #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach
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How To Succeed As A VP
What separates the VPs who progress into executive leadership from those who plateau? The answer is rarely intelligence, experience, or technical expertise. The VPs who thrive understand that their…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 01/07/2026
"Mr Joe, Sarah has done a wee on the floor..." (or what we can learn from an 8 year old) mrjoe.uk/change-the-b...
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Change the beliefs, change the culture, get things done.
"Mr Joe, Sarah has done a wee on the floor..." or what we can learn from an 8 year old.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 30/06/2026
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 29/06/2026
Everything is connected. mrjoe.uk/ceo-are-you-...
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CEO, Are You Getting Enough From Your VPs?
Everything is connected.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 27/06/2026
The executive team owns the why and the what. But your VPs have to own the how and the when. If they are waiting for direction instead of shaping it, you aren't running a cohesive business. #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach #Strategy
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 26/06/2026
Strategy isn't a straight line. It's a loop. Product impacts retention; retention funds sales. If your VPs only manage their own corners of the map, the burden of connecting the dots falls entirely on you. Full breakdown here: 👇️ buff.ly/PnTZC31
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- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 25/06/2026
This went out to my readers this morning. Every couple of weeks I share practical ideas from my work with CEOs things I've seen work, mistakes I've seen repeated, & questions worth thinking about. You can read today's edition (or join for future ones) here: 👇 mrjoe.kit.com/profile
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Mr. Joe Leech
I'm mr Joe Leech and I coach CEOs so they and their businesses thrive. I bring 20 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants and 30+ startups . Together…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 25/06/2026
Lately, CEOs keep telling me the same things about their VPs: • One works in a complete silo. • One can’t see past next quarter. • One waits for direction. Are your VPs leading functions? Or helping lead the business? Full breakdown here: 👇️
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CEO, Are You Getting Enough From Your VPs?
Why do so many brilliant strategies fail during execution? Because the layer responsible for pulling the levers (the VPs) are playing the wrong game. They are operating with functional expertise,…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 19/06/2026
Strategy doesn't spread through an organisation because it's intellectually correct. It spreads when people can understand it, repeat it, believe it, and use it to make decisions every day. Watch this www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X5q...
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 17/06/2026
Leadership teams spend months building strategies. The thinking is solid. The analysis is rigorous. The slides are beautiful. Then six months later, nobody can explain what the strategy actually is. Why? www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X5q...
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 15/06/2026
Most strategies don't fail because they're wrong. They fail because nobody remembers them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X5q...
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 13/06/2026
So we still tend to think about #strategy as an intellectual, analytical exercise but ideas don't spread through the organizations because they are rationally correct. They spread because they're psychologically effective. Listen here www.buzzsprout.com/2282676/epis...
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The Real Reason Strategy Fails - MrJoe in Audio
Most strategies don't fail because they're wrong.They fail because nobody remembers them.Leadership teams spend months building strategies. The thinking is solid. The analysis is rigorous. The slides…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 12/06/2026
How to sort any mess or why you can never solve other people’s problem. Read here mrjoe.uk/how-to-sort-...
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How to sort any mess
or why you can never solve other people's problem.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 12/06/2026
A strategy that can't spread through the organisation isn't really a strategy at all. Watch the video and let me know: Could someone halfway down your organisation explain your strategy in their own words? #ceo #ceocoach #MrJoeLeech youtu.be/3X5qYGugJvo
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The Real Reason Strategy Fails
Most strategies don't fail because they're wrong. They fail because nobody remembers them. Leadership teams spend months building strategies. The thinking is solid. The analysis is rigorous. The…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 11/06/2026
Ideas do not spread through companies because they are rationally correct. They spread because they are psychologically effective. mrjoe.uk/why-strategy... #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach
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Why Strategy Fails
Your strategy is intellectually perfect and socially dead.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 11/06/2026
Do you want to find out "How to sort any mess"? Check it out and subscribe to get everything I'm making. mrjoe.kit.com/posts/how-to... #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach #executivecoaching
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How to sort any mess
The secret is to never solve other people's problems. You can never know the answer.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 09/06/2026
A strategy that cannot spread? Well, it's not really a strategy at all. Simple ideas spread better. www.linkedin.com/posts/joelee...
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Why Strategy Fails
A strategy that cannot spread?
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 05/06/2026
Being a successful CEO means finding the right balance between being hands-on and stepping back. Striking this balance can make or break your leadership effectiveness. #mrJoeLeech #CEOcoach
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 04/06/2026
The question I ask is simple: What are you avoiding? Once that is out in the open, the conversation changes quickly .. and progress? Well, it begins to be made. www.linkedin.com/posts/joelee...
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 28/05/2026
“The war in Iran, fuel prices are up, interest rates, inflation, economic uncertainty, our customers are up against it, our share price has dropped.” “So what are you going to do?” mrjoe.uk/when-its-all...
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When it's all going wrong, Zag
When the world is against you, there is opportunity.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 22/05/2026
My next newsletter "When it's all going wrong, Zag" is coming Tuesday. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating. mrjoe.kit.com
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Mr. Joe Leech
I'm mr Joe Leech and I coach CEOs so they and their businesses thrive. I bring 20 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants and 30+ startups . Together…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 19/05/2026
Most leaders try to remove friction quickly. Push through it. Make faster decisions. Stay decisive. But often, friction is pointing to something unresolved underneath www.spreaker.com/episode/what...
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What Friction Is Really Trying to Tell You
A CEO I spoke to recently was frustrated with the “friction” they were experiencing with a leader on their team. But the more we talked, the clearer it bec
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 18/05/2026
A CEO I spoke to recently was frustrated with the “friction” they were experiencing with a leader on their team. But the more we talked, the clearer it became: The friction wasn’t the problem. It was the signal. Listen here 👇️ www.buzzsprout.com/2282676/epis...
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What Friction Is Really Trying to Tell You - MrJoe in Audio
A CEO I spoke to recently was frustrated with the “friction” they were experiencing with a leader on their team.But the more we talked, the clearer it became:The friction wasn’t the problem.It was…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 12/05/2026
If a decision keeps creating friction, stop asking: “How do I get past this?” Ask: “What is this trying to show me?” That shift changes how you lead. www.buzzsprout.com/2282676/epis...
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What Friction Is Really Trying to Tell You - MrJoe in Audio
A CEO I spoke to recently was frustrated with the “friction” they were experiencing with a leader on their team.But the more we talked, the clearer it became:The friction wasn’t the problem.It was…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 11/05/2026
Most leadership friction gets misdiagnosed. But usually friction is pointing to something underneath. Good #CEOs don’t steamroll friction. They learn to read it. youtu.be/KWx83Zi6aew
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Friction Isn’t the Problem. It’s the Signal.
A CEO I spoke to recently was frustrated with the “friction” they were experiencing with a leader on their team. But the more we talked, the clearer it became: The friction wasn’t the problem. It…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 06/05/2026
Why talking to CEOs about AI is like talking to teenagers about #sex. 👇️ mrjoe.uk/why-talking-... Everyone else is doing it; it’s all they talk about, and it feels like they are doing it way better than we are. #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach
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Why talking to CEOs about AI is like talking to teenagers about Sex
Everyone else is doing it; it's all they talk about, and it feels like they are doing it way better than we are.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 30/04/2026
My next newsletter "Why talking to CEOs about AI is like talking to teenagers about Sex" is coming Tuesday. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating. mrjoe.kit.com #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 23/04/2026
You built your career on a style that worked. Fast decisions. Clear direction. Strong vision. And it did work. Until it didn’t. youtu.be/pLeP3U2p1Lo
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Your leadership style isn’t your strength anymore. It’s your bottleneck.
Most leaders don’t realise they’re the bottleneck… until it’s too late. You built your career on a style that worked. Fast decisions. Clear direction. Strong vision. And it did work. Until it…
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 14/04/2026
Here to find out 👉️ buff.ly/7BOg237 * #leadershipstyle #leadership101 #10stylesofleadership
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 13/04/2026
Most CEOs think their team lacks ownership. In reality, the team is just adapting to how decisions get made. If everything routes back to you… that’s not a people problem. It’s a leadership pattern. Which one are you actually running? 👇️ #leadership
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 31/03/2026
I've reviewed strategies for Fortune 100 giants and fast-growing startups and I've seen the good, the bad & the ugly. The secret to a breakthrough isn't having all the answers; it's asking the questions that expose the blind spots. #MrJoeLeech #CEOcoach mrjoe.uk
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 16/03/2026
Stop Drowning in Meetings! Fix Your Cadence with "Hot & Cool Weeks". youtu.be/QN0qil1g5g4?...
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 13/03/2026
You can watch the full breakdown on how to pilot this "Hot and Cool" rhythm over 60/90 days here 👇️ lnkd.in/eszWSHXH
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Designing Cadence, mrjoe.uk
How CEO's Reclaim Time for Real Work.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 04/03/2026
Organizations don't slow down because they lack meetings; they slow down because they lack clarity and time to do the work. www.linkedin.com/posts/joelee...
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HOT and COOL weeks.
The approach you never knew you needed! Here's why..
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 24/02/2026
CEOs already know what they should be doing. What gets in the way is everything they keep doing just out of habit. youtu.be/7u1MrNUV-Y0
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 23/02/2026
If you’re a CEO, your job isn't to do more. You have to decide what you are officially quitting so you can actually lead. I put together a quick breakdown on how to audit your day and identify the "productivity killers" stealing your focus. Watch this 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/joelee...
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 17/02/2026
When does productivity stops translating into leadership? Read here mrjoe.uk/beyond-todo-... and watch the video.
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Beyond Todo List
The high-efficiency trap of the brilliant operator.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 19/12/2025
Taking a real break from work shouldn’t feel like breaking a rule. 👉 buff.ly/qLuE58h
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 17/12/2025
"It’s not about being everywhere. It’s knowing where to be.” What makes a great Chief of Staff? Why are the best ones nearly invisible? I spoke with Cat Shepherd & Nick Langford to break it down. buff.ly/SOKMx0k
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 15/12/2025
The role every CEO is talking about: Chief of Staff. But what does one really do? In Ep. 3 of The Modern CEO, I sat down with Cat Shepherd and Nick Langford to unpack the real power behind the title. #ChiefOfStaff #TheModernCEO mrjoe.uk/ceo-guide-ch...
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The CEO’s Guide to Chief of Staff
In this episode of The Modern CEO. Joe chats with Cat and Nick about the real work behind the title, balancing strategy with urgency, and how Chiefs of Staff drive executive success.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 11/12/2025
The best CEOs don’t run at 100%. They protect headroom — time, energy, capital — so they can act fast when opportunity strikes.
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The Importance of Headroom: Time, Energy, Capital
The best CEOs don’t run at 100%. They protect headroom — time, energy, capital — so they can act fast when opportunity strikes.
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Mr Joe Leech @joe.mr · 10/12/2025
Watch this 👉 buff.ly/FnbjhAm
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