“The Stamford Business School course that has a te it's called Touchyfey that everybody loves.”
Interpersonal Dynamics (Touchy Feely)
By Stanford Graduate School of Business
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“It's inspired by uh Stanford's Touchy-Feely class if you've ever heard of it.”
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