We want to re-hire them, hire them and train them to do these weatherization jobs and give them a skill they can work with, so they end up having a permanent job.

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This means spending (and yes risking) money on training initiatives that give an employee a useful and potentially marketable new skill other than things like diversity and team bonding courses.

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But what if you could give them their own currency, and the currency was all skill based, so the more successful they were in the game, the more points or gold that they earn, that character that they bought for eight dollars became a storehouse of all that value?

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Just as e-commerce brought a virtual shopping mall of products and services into every American living room, e-work can give any company, small or large, access to virtually any skill set they need.

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Give it a try and you'll see that a little language skill goes a long way toward mending international relations.

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Mr Kujau was proud of his skill and, in later life, was always happy to give a quick lesson on forgery to reporters.

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The impression they give is a mixture of awe at China's ambition and technical skill and a far more qualified assessment of Chinese companies' ability to run international businesses.

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Give them a MAP. (M) is for Mastery of a new skill or technology.

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Yet focusing daily on yourself talk, choosing empowering beliefs, refusing to give negativity substantial time in your head, will help you make more progress than working on almost any traditional business skill.

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