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How to get everyone to write like Ernest Hemingway

Making Change

It is expected that all employees will strive to achieve the highest standards of customer service, as service excellence is a competitive differentiator in the market and improving customer service is key to the Firm’s strength as a business. Use strong verbs instead of wimpy “is.” How to check your score in Word.

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Justin Lombardo

CLO Magazine

I was associate dean of curriculum for two of them as they were trying to merge their curriculum, because they were cooperative colleges. They begin studying something or examining something or tackling a business problem and it leads them here. CLO: How did you become interested in L&D? That seems to be one of the characteristics.

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How I Went from Arc Flash Training Newbie to Guru in 2 Weeks

OpenSesame

Arc flash training is serious business—deadly serious. The National Fire Protection Association from which we receive the standards for electrical safety in the workplace, gives us the basis for NFPA 70E training which could save lives and property. This makes our sun look wimpy at its comparatively cool 10,000 degrees.

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