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"Someone (a leader) who believes in a cause, and is truthful and honest, and follows his heart. People will see he is a leader, and they will follow him."

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During the interview, Carl mentioned working hard. He makes that very clear that that is his work ethic. He also spends time to think things through. He plays chess, where he takes time to evaluate every possible move, and expect the unexpectable.

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Boston College
is a Catholic college in Boston, Massachusetts.
Harvard Business school
is a well respected ivy league college in Cambridge Massachusetts.
Piper Shores is a high-end retirement community by the ocean in Scarborough, Maine.

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[Andrew Maddaleni, his brother, on the left]

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"My intelligence only goes to a certain level, but I've always pushed myself. And... I've always found myself over my head."

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What has been your greatest challenge?

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My life! Woo-oo-oo! Well I can tell you, I, I, I don’t think I’m the smartest person in the world, and I am not as dedicated.

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My intelligence only goes to a certain level, but I’ve always pushed myself. And uh, I’ve always found myself somehow getting over my head. But, uh, there were challenges, I got challenges. I went to Boston College, they put me into one of the advanced places. I didn’t want to go in, but since I had Latin and Greek they said I could be in, and I worked hard. Same thing happened at Harvard Business school, same thing happened at IBM. And I had to work hard, yeah. There were challenges all the way through.

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What would you consider traits of a leader?

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I would say some who believes in a cause, and is truthful and honest, and follows his heart. People will see he is a leader, and they will follow him. Of course he must be energetic and believe in what he is doing. What he OR she is doing. We have some marvelous woman leaders today, I think.

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Do you think it makes them stand out in a crowd?

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Yeah, sometimes, it’s hard to tell. Some people who are natural leaders are quiet, and uh, let somebody else do the talking. Frequently, you find people in groups and meetings, or organizations who do a lot of talking but never do anything, so they’re not natural leaders. Natural leaders are sometimes quiet and assess what’s going on, and figure out what has to be done, and in their own way, go about getting it done.

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2 years ago he moved to Piper Shores. He still actively plays tennis and participates in church fundraisers/activities at Saint Bartholomew Catholic church. He is 90 years old and is still an active member of several communities. Every year he goes to visit his relatives in Italy, or visit another part of Europe. Whenever I’m with him we end up running into someone he knows, from one thing or another. They could be old friends from BC, someone from his company, or someone thanking him for helping them with his business.

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                                             BIOGRAPHY (chronological)

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Carl Maddaleni was born in 1929. He grew up in Massachusetts, and went to Boston College High school. He went to Boston College (BC) and still buys a season ticket to watch their football games more than 50 years later. He moved on to Harvard Business school, where he graduated. He went to the Navy, and served for our country. He worked in Florida real estate, and owned a company that repositioned people to find their full potential in a working community called R. He had 3 children, and retired in his late 50’s, and lived with his family in Olde Colony Lane for another 30 years.