No less important is having the work authenticated by an expert.

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Immigrants work where communication is less important, pushing Americans into managerial positions where those skills are more valuable.

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The team is very happy to be able to do important pro bono work even if it sometimes means slightly less revenue growth with those resources, because they are important problems that are aligned with what the company stands for.

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The less noticed, but more important (and expensive) foundation work, he says, is his annual survey of governance across 53 African countries.

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