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Ideas to help your team develop personally and professionally.

Imagine opening a letter from your insurance company. You've claimed on damage to your car. It will be a massive bill and you are about to discover whether the insurance company will cover it.

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed.
The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps, 'My friend is dead! What can I do?
The operator says, 'Calm down. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead'.
There is silence, then a shot.
Back on the phone the guy says, 'OK. Now what?'

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