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Coordination Meetings

By Alanna Shaikh | 5 October, 20125 October, 2012 | 1 Comments |

Time spent at coordination meetings: worrying, pretending to take notes, planning next vacation, discovering the World Bank is about to crush you

You always think they’re a waste of time, and there’s always that one really important thing you find out at the end…

 

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Last reply was 22 January, 2013
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