THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

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08 THE STORIES OF ROME

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Several years ago, Iris Arc Crystal, a company I co-founded with Francesca Patruno, experienced a 1)lull in business. We had recently hired several new employees and hoped that the 2)slowdown was only