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A Primal Craft: Leadership Dough

Posted on January 14, 2026February 7, 2026 by John Lubans

How a primal craft moved one leader from a world of invoices, inventories, and interruptions to a state in which simple satisfaction came through the act of shaping raw dough into a loaf of bread. I make my own bread, something I’ve been doing for many years. My sourdough “starter” comes from Oklahoma, the gift…

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