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I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

It’s mean to quote McKinsey in this sort of out-of-context way, but I can’t resist. Apparently (registration required)

there is a business case against tolerating nasty and demeaning people

Thanks goodness for that.

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Feedback, part 3

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