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Scott Miker is the author of "You Can't Surf from the Shore: An Introduction to the Systems and Habits Approach to Improvement" and writes a weekly blog on using systems at ScottMiker.com. His career has focused on business operations and how to improve a business's systems and processes to grow.
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