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Solutions 21 Weekly Insights
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Lessons on the links
by Tyler Palko | Posted on June 14th, 2016
I played some golf with a few buddies of mine a couple weeks ago. The day started like any other day of golf. We met for breakfast at my club and caught up on trivial matters. Almost immediately we started discussing how businesses are continuing to miss the point when it comes to development.
The trigger of this conversation was the media coverage of the presidential election. Of the four televisions that were streaming election coverages inside the clubhouse, the one that caught our attention was a conversation about the importance of the Millennial vote.
My buddy, who shall remain nameless, and who by the way is a very accomplished business owner, started on his rant. “Here we go… The world is going to end… These young kids just want everything handed to them… They don’t want to work hard… They have no common sense… They want to be the CEO next week…”
I just laughed and sat silently while letting him continue without rebuttal. Read the rest at the Solutions 21 Blog >
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