Be sure you are interacting regularly with your employees and calling attention to outstanding work.

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But, you know, we are interacting with people as citizens.

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You embrace the diversity of your colleagues and the potential challenges and lessons which can come from interacting with people who are vastly different from you.

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At the same time, you are sitting alone in the 21st century, interacting with a stranger by playing the part of a cosmonaut playing a game in a game.

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You need tools within the solution to help you determine whether the vendors interacting with your customers are able to interact with your customers in ways that are consistent with your brand (and, more importantly, are committed to interacting with them in that manner).

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