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If you train your staff, there's a risk they'll leave; if you don't, there's a risk they'll stay.
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Or "Detective Fiction, Sales and the Art of Listening."...
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What would happen if you woke up in the morning and your first thought was, "I am never going to...
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A few weeks ago, I had dinner with Executive Apparel's president and its director of product development in Orlando, Florida....
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I recently saw the film Silver Linings Playbook and thought it was fantastic. It had universal themes of love and pain, an all-star cast, including Bradley Copper (my hometown favorite), and a compelling story that draws you in from start to finish. It's a movie that stays with you long after it's over.
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