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Thus, most of Montaigne’s thought consists of a series of realizations that life is not as simple as he has just made it out to be. If my mind could gain a firm footing, I would not make essays, I would make decisions; but it is always in apprenticeship and on trial.
How to Live
Sarah Bakewell
Following the objective assessment, begin to probe into relevant behavioral questions. Ask your candidates to share real-life examples of how they behaved under a general set of circumstances: “Can you share with me a time that you defused a situation involving an unhappy client?” or “Tell me about a time when the course of action that felt right to you ended up being wrong.” Ideally, you should have three to five of these questions prepared so that you can get a well-rounded sense of how a person thinks and acts in the course of her work.
A CEO Only Does Three Things
Trey Taylor
The only routing software available at the time was expensive and not even as good as free map apps are today, never mind the customizable software the industry now uses. But I could see a trend in the making, and we moved quickly to put United Waste on the correct side of that trend.
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
Brad Jacobs
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