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description: "Four leadership lessons from Judith Rudge, VP of Talent Acquisition at Optimum: rebuild onboarding, rotate leaders, hire for disruption, and step back to trust your team."
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# Leadership Lessons from the Coop

Four hard-won leadership lessons from Judith Rudge, VP of Talent Acquisition at Optimum — on building teams strong enough to lead without you.

- Rebuild your onboarding story — introduce new hires gradually and prep the existing team, not just the newcomer.
- Rotate leadership deliberately — step your top performers back on purpose so others get room to rise.
- Hire for disruption, then trust the team — bring in different thinkers and step back to let them solve friction themselves.

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