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Jeff Hilimire

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Jeff Hilimire is the best-selling author of the Turnaround Leadership Series and an accomplished entrepreneur who has launched multiple organizations and successfully sold two companies. His current business, Purpose Group, is a purpose-driven holding company focused on proving that business can be a profitable force for good in the world.

Additionally, Jeff acts as co-founder and board member of Dragon Army (a purpose-driven digital agency), Ripples Media (a book publishing company), and 48in48 (a nonprofit hosting global hackathon events). He’s also a board member of Goodie Nation, The Carter Center, and Youth Mean Business.

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	The 5-Day Turnaround: Be the leader you always wanted to be. (the Turnaround Leadership Series) 4.37 avg rating — 35 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Team Turnaround: How to unlock growth using PVTV™ and The Great Game of Business™ (the Turnaround Leadership Series) 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crisis Turnaround: Lead through crisis and position your company for strength. (the Turnaround Leadership Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Culture Turnaround: 9 Proven Ways to Create an Undeniable Culture by Jeff Hilimire (Goodreads Author), Adam Albrecht 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Purpose Playbook: The definitive guide to building your team’s Purpose, Vision, Tenets, & Values (PVTV) (the Turnaround Leadership Series) by Jeff Hilimire (Goodreads Author), Teresa Caro, Megan Barney 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream Small: The Secret to Finding Meaning in Work and Life (The Turnaround Leadership Series) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Great Team Turnaround (Part of the Turnaround Leadership Series): How to unlock growth using PVTV™ and The Great Game of Business™ it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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12 Tips To Leading Your Best Life (3/12)

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This is the third installment of the series I call, “12 Tips To Leading Your Best Life”. It’s a talk I give each semester to Ed Baker’s GSU class, and after delivering it to the class last semester, I decided to create a series out of it.

But first: More backstory on Purpose Group

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