{"id":932,"date":"2014-04-07T14:36:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/blog\/?p=932"},"modified":"2014-04-07T14:36:40","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:36:40","slug":"do-you-eat-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/blog\/do-you-eat-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You &#8220;Eat Last&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Leaders-eat-last_80x125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-934\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Leaders-eat-last_80x125.jpg\" alt=\"Leaders-eat-last_80x125\" width=\"80\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a>Have you ever worked for a leader who put the needs of her team above her own?<\/p>\n<p>How did you feel about this person? 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