Innovative Quote by Christopher Galvin

“Once people have tried to do something they think is uniquely innovative and it doesn't work, they're actually now more valuable because they know what not to try the next time, or what to try differently.”

Christopher Galvin

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We Galvins define leadership as 'taking people elsewhere.'

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