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A Very Interesting Ad
Roy Williams - Jan 10, 2008The doctor’s waiting room glowed with old magazines. As I stood there amidst this strange illumination, I noticed an ad for IBM Consulting that featured an executive woman peering thoughtfully into the distance. In the foreground hung the three questions that haunt every business that has ever achieved success: More
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