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Profile: Karen Walker, Forbes/Fast Company
Karen Walker is a consummate management consultant who contributes to Forbes and Fast Company. She thinks differently than journalists do, as you’ll see in this revealing Q & A, conducted Oct. 25.
Karen Walker is a consummate management consultant who contributes to Forbes and Fast Company. She thinks differently than journalists do, as you’ll see in this revealing Q & A, conducted Oct. 25.
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