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Too many of the organizations I have observed resemble a farm in Kansas. They have lots of fences and silos as well as a storm cellar.

Marcus Buckingham

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Marcus Buckingham
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 11
Author
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Radlett
Hertfordshire
Marcus Wilfrid Buckingham
Well
Observed
Many
Fence
Silos
Organizations
Cellar
Farms
Fences
Storm
Cellars
Lots
Resemble
Organization
Kansas
Wells
Farm

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