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Default Investing time with or in

Investing time with people
Investing time in people

What's the difference between "with" and "in" in the above sentences?

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Default Re: Investing time with or in

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Investing time with people
Investing time in people

What's the difference between "with" and "in" in the above sentences?

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with -- you and other people invest
in -- you invest (in people)
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with -- you and other people invest
in -- you invest (in people)
Apparenty that is not the case of the following:

"Leadership demands consistent and purposeful investment of time with our people."
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