Shannon Banks, MD of Be Leadership
At Happy Workplaces 2015, Shannon Banks recounts her experiences of happy workplaces in her career at Microsoft and at Be – a 2-minute highlights video and the full talk.
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The Headlines (short)
Shannon Banks, MD of Be Leadership (short)
The Full Talk
Shannon Banks, MD of Be Leadership (audio only for first section)
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