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Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Global Sales and David Phelan, Account Manager
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We are each consumed with problems. Problems we encounter in our jobs, problems our organizations have, problems in our industries and markets, problems in…… It’s overwhelming and exhausting. We can’t possibly address all of them, and too often, when we do, new challenges pop up. Too often, we push the problems to the side, just ignoring them, accepting the consequences.
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