Leadership - The Tower to the Moon / The Gordian Knot
Adventures From the Book of Virtues
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24m
Zach doesn't think much of his football captain, and when Plato hears of Melanie's glory-lust which allows her to do as she pleases at the cost of the benefit of the team, he tells "The Tower to to the Moon" to demonstrate how a leader's self-importance was rewarded.
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