Many will succumb to the harsh survival-of-the-fittest-and-fleetest business environment, a lot will be acquired by giant corporations, and only a handful will achieve runaway success on a global scale.

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The greater the congruence between your own values, attitudes, behaviors, the environment you create, and the way you relate to the acquired leaders and other individuals on the team, the stronger those connections will be.

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