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by OKA's Harris Fanaroff A typical Saturday while quarantined My fiance and I were weighing the options of clicking “continue watching” on the Apple TV, going for a second walk of the day, or starting happy hour a little early. Our conversation shifted, and the two of us started discussing
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Scary Days Ahead The COVID 19 Pandemic has forced most of the United States into quarantine. 3.3 million people filed for unemployment in a single week—the same week the United States reported more people infected with the virus than any nation on earth, and the worst of the crisis is still ahead
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Change is constant, and how we each view and deal with it--understanding, flexing to and even using different Change Styles--is an important detail in our team, leadership and organization development efforts. Change Styles Example Claudette and Jim each manage one of two separate but