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Jul 2022
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Remember That the Law of Diminishing Ret...

RICARDO VIANA VARGAS
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In this week's episode, Ricardo talks about the Law of Diminishing Returns applied to the effort we make to manage projects. We often doubt how much management is worth, and we try to simplify management as much as possible to avoid bureaucracy when we spend a lot of time in meetings or filling out documents and templates without reaching any results. Rica ... Show More
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