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Why Loyalty Matters: The Groundbreaking Approach to Rediscovering Happiness, Meaning and Lasting Fulfillment in Your Life and Work
by Timothy Keiningham

Published by BenBella Books

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Does loyalty matter?
Even more than you think.

For decades we've been told that we live in a fast-paced, dog-eat-dog world, that loyalty gets you nowhere and that we must look out for number one! We've been told that to succeed we have to constantly reinvent ourselves, let go of past relationships and move on to greener pastures. And we've been told that all this is good.

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pub date: 2009-07-07 | hardcover | 9781933771724