Harness technology to cultivate outstanding executive communications Times…they keep on changing

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Satya Nadella to employees, July 2015 How did we do it? How did we do it?

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The easiest mistake any employer can make is to assume that “this could never happen here.” While it’s natural to hope and believe that’s the case, one of the fundamental lessons of recent months is that people’s voices need to be heard if their problems are to be addressed.

– Brad Smith Global Climate Strike

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