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3 Ways to Combat Stale Ideas
We all need to find ways to fight stale ideas and get back to the creative, disruptive and innovative thinking that fuels us.
Lindsay Broder, The Occupreneur® Coach, is a certified professional coach based in New York. A Wall Street veteran, she specializes in Occupreneur® coaching, strategy and crisis management services for executives, business leaders and organizations striving to improve their businesses or careers.
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