Or you unveil an innovative executive training programmed and boardroom colleagues question its net present value and pay-back time calculation.

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Now, it seems, it is pay-back time.

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So my objection is, one, the money rather than looked at in a way it was intended as an investment in low-income housing, ADA accessibility, energy efficiency that will pay back over time, it was about a 45-minute discussion.

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