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On the recordFebruary 8, 2017
So how do we fix that? Because that is one of the key issues, is trying to get the managers to make sure that they are predicting what they need and then getting very specific on the criteria that for this task, this is the skill set that is needed.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the need for managers to predict staffing requirements accurately.

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