Career Lessons from a Popular Game We are all familiar with the game Treasure Hunt; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_hunt_(game). There is one treasure and a number of contestants chasing it. The game itself is simple. A series of clues are to be followed, in sequence, to reach the treasure; on cracking the first clue, you are rewarded with…
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BUILD YOUR P-QUOTIENT
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BE AUTHENTIC
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