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Jan 2025

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Atypical New Year's Resolutions All Year

Timothy Dean Smith, Leadership Speaker, Coach and Podcast Host

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New Year's resolutions should not only consider improving existing processes but also have an atypical consideration of whether those processes should continue to be performed at all.

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