Mr. Alok and the Electricity Bill Nobody Asked Him to Fix
Mr. Alok, an Operations Manager at a design company, noticed high electricity bills nobody had flagged — and fixed them without being asked. Here's what his story teaches about Initiative, the tenth trait on the Winning Kite.
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