At the Alwinton Border Shepherds' Show in Northumberland (October) anyone can nominate a new category for a small fee - so if you have a unique talent for carving dinosaurs out of butternut squashes or baking cakes that taste like burgers, next year that rosette could be yours.

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If you don't have the talent, you are going to be hit.

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The proposition may seem like a no-brainer if you're just starting out or you have a limited budget for recruiting talent.

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If you run a business and have a True Talent like Charlie Sheen on your payroll, be assured that he will be high maintenance at some point in time.

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If you have someone speaking negatively about your organization, that could have bigger implications for the companies in terms of attracting talent and consumers.

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Parents are more likely to have to explain to their children the etiquette of talent booking than anything dirty, and if you're not prepared to tell your kid about why it isn't polite to cancel a late-night guest at the last minute, I guess I can't speculate on what other conversations might prove difficult.

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