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Alistair Cockburn — How to Step Up Stepping Up: Promoting Guest

Cockburn, Alistair. "How to Step Up Stepping Up: Promoting Guest Leadership for Successful Collaboration." *Cutter IT Journal*. https://www.cutter.com/article/how-step-stepping-promoting-guest-leadership-successful-collaboration-494516.

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