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" What works for one person's needs is almost always very different from the next. "
Tom Rath
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" There's a conventional wisdom that says that strategic thinking is much more important than relationship building, which doesn't seem to be nearly as highly valued as it should be, based on what some of the leaders that I've spoken with have said to me. "
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" On average, spending time with your boss is consistently rated as the least pleasurable activity in a given day. "
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