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Apr 2017
18m 8s

Promotion Schmomotion | 17

Kim Scott, Jason Rosoff & Amy Sandler
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Everyone loves promotions, right? Well…not so fast. Kim and Russ talk about how promotions might be hurting you and your team and suggest some other ways to think about recognizing high performers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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