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Oct 2018
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Datanauts 150: Living Outside Your Techn...

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Advancing your IT career means getting outside your comfort zone. The Datanauts and guest Ken Nalbone talk about overcoming tech inertia, taking technology and career risks, and why it's essential to go out into the real world and interact with people, even when you're an introvert.

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