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Podcast: Fika Med Oss

Marcus Castenfors

Podcast: Fika Med Oss

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"Happiness is not a destination, it's a mental model".

Hapkey's CEO Marcus Castenfors joined the podcast "Fika med oss" this week to talk about employee happiness and organizational change.

Thank you Ben Davies, Lina Mörkberg & Kathy Pajari for inviting us. It was tons of fun 😃

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