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Put your loyal customers to work for you through referrals.
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Advice for managers who are younger than the people they supervise.
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Keiichiro Yanagi is senior executive vice president at NTT DATA Corporation, one of the world’s top 10 IT services providers, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. A 34-year veteran of the company who joined straight from university, he is now a board member with responsibilities for global HR and corporat