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Oct 2021
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What We've Learned about People Ops and ...

JIM MILBERY AND DEVIN MATHEWS
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Jimmy Holloran and Paul Stansik share the lessons they've learned inside the portfolio from the last 2+ years working on teams, talent, and culture. They cover how to get the most out of your next team offsite, what great management training has in common, how to make hiring and performance management more human, and how ParkerGale thinks about fostering cultures that last.

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