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Afraid of the Office? Top 3 Keys To Make Your Association a Kick-ass Place to Work According to History

Association TV

In the mid-19th Century, the East India Company needed a physical space to store their piles and piles of ledgers, forms and other important artifacts that managed their transactions all over the world. One disgruntled employee even diarized his distaste for the East India Company when it did away with the “yearly turtle feast.”

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Afraid of the Office? Top 3 Keys To Make Your Association a Kick-ass Place to Work According to History

Association TV

Correction error: In the podcast, I suggest the East India Company first moved into their office in Britain in the 19th Century, when it was in fact the 18th Century. One disgruntled employee even diarized his distaste for the East India Company when it did away with the “yearly turtle feast.”

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Creating Markets for Fair Trade Gifts: An Interview with Priya Haji of World of Good

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