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You will learn more about the people you work with in three minutes by asking them what they do for nothing, than by working with them for three years in the same team

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Patrick Dixon
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 1
Author
Businessperson
Futurist
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London
England
Dixon
Patrick
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Take hold of the future or the future will take hold of you - be futurewise.
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