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Mar 2017
25m 50s

Make Meetings Less Awful | 12

Kim Scott, Jason Rosoff & Amy Sandler
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Meetings can be an extremely frustrating part of work. But they don't have to be! Listen to this episode with guest Claire Johnson of Stripe to discover a meeting opportunity you may be missing, learn how to combat the worst meeting habit, and get some tips you can use to start improving your meetings this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph ... Show More
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