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An expert at untangling the metrics of what makes teams great, Sam Walker helps leaders thrive by sharing the key traits the best captains share. A former reporter, columnist, and sports editor, Walker also founded the Wall Street Journal\u2019s award-winning daily sports section and acted as the deputy editor for enterprise, the unit that oversees the paper\u2019s page-one features and investigative journalism projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An expert at untangling the metrics of what makes teams great, Sam Walker helps leaders thrive by sharing the key traits the best captains share. […]
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