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		<title>The July Management Excellence Newsletter &amp; Free Books</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/07/20/the-july-management-excellence-newsletter-free-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The July issue of The Management Excellence e-Newsletter is out, with subscriber-only content. The current issue includes content on: Improving Ideation &#038; Creativity with Your Team, Surviving and Thriving at the Dreaded Annual Strategy Off-Site, Ideas for Jump-Starting Your Personal/Professional Development Program, New Suggestions for the Management Excellence Reading List and 
a tasteful promotion at the bottom of the newsletter outlining new beta test opportunities for upcoming Building Better Leaders programs and other services.  (Hey, I am in business here!)

If you're not a subscriber, please consider signing on and gaining access to content and opportunities not covered on my blogs.  As always, I will guard your e-mail information with amazing ferocity!]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Shorts for June 25, 2010 from Management Excellence</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/06/25/summer-shorts-for-june-25-2010-from-management-excellence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a father and sons weekend in the offing, I’ll keep the shorts short (bad combination of words!) and offer you encouragement to get out and enjoy the all too fast-moving weekends of summer.  Here in the Midwest, we feel good about cracking 2-digits on the number of weekends that make up our available summer, so, there is no time to waste. Some quick-thoughts and fast links:]]></description>
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		<title>Hyper-Reality, Slimy Weasels and the Biting Words of a General</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/06/23/hyper-reality-slimy-weasels-and-the-biting-words-of-a-general/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I rarely follow a post with a related post, but the current stir created by General McChrystal, the senior military leader in Afghanistan, with his poor word choices and poor judgment in communicating with a reporter, begs a follow-on to Monday’s Leadership Caffeine post, The Word Selection of Journeyman Leaders.
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		<title>Help Wanted: Leaders with Moral Courage</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/05/26/help-wanted-leaders-with-moral-courage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s nice to think that most people and most organizations if given the choice between clear right and wrong would opt for right, but reality and a solid decade of scandals, horrendous decisions and now, environmental disasters, suggests that we’re not ready to declare victory on this issue.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Search for Leadership Wisdom Starts and Ends at the Carnival!</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/05/02/your-search-for-leadership-wisdom-starts-and-ends-at-the-carnival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best leadership public services you will find is Dan McCarthy's hard work to produce the monthly Leadership Development Carnivals.
Dan scours the world far and wide for compelling content designed to inspire, energize and challenge you to step up your leadership game. ]]></description>
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		<title>Management and Career Miscellany on the Lighter Side</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/04/14/management-and-career-miscellany-on-the-lighter-side/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Management and Career Miscellany on the Lighter Side-a brief collection of anecdotes and  personal perspectives on decision-making, project management, social networking. Oh, and some amusing and really bad career advice to ignore if you hear it.  ]]></description>
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		<title>March Leadership Development Carnival at Great Leadership</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/03/08/march-leadership-development-carnival-at-great-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm still chuckling over Dan McCarthy's creativity with his Special Academy Awards Edition of the Leadership Development Carnival!  In addition to great content from so many Red Carpet bloggers, Dan has me doing the opening musical and dance number.  He clearly forgot to consult with my wife who would have informed him that I have two feet...both left, and my best songs are truly the ones that no one can hear outside of the range of my shower!]]></description>
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		<title>Suddenly, Deming is Relevant Again</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/02/12/suddenly-deming-is-relevant-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my opinion, Deming has never been irrelevant as a management philosopher, teacher and advisor, but our fast-moving, idol-for-a-minute, fad-crazed modern culture, we’re quick to write off those thinkers and doers from prior eras as yesterday’s relics…interesting perhaps, but irrelevant.]]></description>
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		<title>The New Employer-Employee Loyalty Prescription</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/02/10/the-new-employer-employee-loyalty-prescription/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term and concept of “loyalty” is one that is frequently bandied about in phrases that sound much like, “there is no longer any loyalty to workers,” and “few workers admit any feelings of loyalty to their employers.” The term is also used to contrast today’s transactional workplace relationships with the supposed near utopian state of yesteryear, when our parents and grandparents started at one company early in their lives and ended up retiring from that company 40 years later.  The concept of “loyalty” in the workplace is in need of a makeover, complete with a new definition and fresh examples of what constitute reasonable and professional levels of loyalty for and from all parties.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine-It&#8217;s Time to Get Serious About Learning from Your Twenty-Somethings</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the recurring themes in my writing and teaching activities is the importance of blending the generations in the workplace. I’ve been a cheerleader for this cause for the past few years and I truly believe that good managers everywhere must find opportunities to leverage the unique perspectives of experience, pragmatism and idealism available from this fascinating mix of time travelers.  I’ve now moved beyond my polite encouragement for managers to find ways to adapt and cope with what seem to be the foreign habits and foreign viewpoints emanating from the more youthful in the workforce. It's time to get serious about learning and benefitting from this younger generation.    ]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Another Dumb Management Mania-The Disposable Worker</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/01/20/avoiding-another-dumb-management-mania-the-disposable-worker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote last week on “Thoughts on Leading and Managing in the Era of the Disposable Worker.” The post was prompted by an article in BusinessWeek, outlining this latest gem of management wisdom that has organizations of all types rethinking the need for employees and shifting to contract workers.   Positions from the CEO suite to those types of roles that we’ve become accustomed to outsourcing, and everything in-between, are fair game.  I’m traditionally leery of fads of all sorts, as they tend to be driven by hysteria, causing normally sane and rational people to act in a manner that defies explanation. I'm fearful that we are on the brink of another horrendous, value-destroying mania as we embrace the short-term cost convenient fad of creating disposable workers.]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Leading and Managing in the Era of Disposable Workers</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/01/13/thoughts-on-leading-and-managing-in-the-era-of-disposable-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Art: this topic has me deep in thought.  While the issue is generally a negative one, I do wonder whether it contains the seeds of significant management and leadership revolution.  I would love your thoughts here. --In case you missed it, the article, “The Disposable Worker” in the January 7, 2010 issue of BusinessWeek  offers a sobering look at the increasing trend for employers “to create just-in-time labor forces that can be turned on and off like a spigot.” And guess what folks, this trend is not just for those near the bottom rungs of the ladder, this current fashion extends all the way up into the CEO Suite.
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		<title>Fear, Self Confidence, Development, Renewal and Branding: Content from Art in Other Publications</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/01/07/fear-self-confidence-development-renewal-and-branding-content-from-art-in-other-publications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I continue expanding my writing and publishing activities in my growing multi-media and multi-medium world with multiple blogs and an e-newsletter as well as frequent writing for other publications, I feel duty bound to highlight some of the content that you won't catch in this blog alone.  Here's the update on what idea and action stimulating content you might have missed on my Building Better Leaders blog or in the first edition of The Management Excellence Newsletter.  Enjoy!]]></description>
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		<title>Links to Entertain, Inform and Inspire-And Time for Shopping</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/12/15/links-to-entertain-inform-and-inspire-and-time-for-shopping/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/12/15/links-to-entertain-inform-and-inspire-and-time-for-shopping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If holiday shopping and end of year activities have you a bit beaten down, here are a few reads to inspire and energize and at least one shameless plug for my forthcoming e-newsletter.  
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		<title>Leadership 2009 Style-What We Learned</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/11/24/leadership-2009-style-what-we-learned/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/11/24/leadership-2009-style-what-we-learned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mix one part global economic crisis with ample quantities of uncertainty and ambiguity.  Stir in two-parts ever-changing global competition and a dash of geopolitical instability and you’ll end up with something that looks and feels a lot like the world of today, complete with the mild aftertaste of fear.  You’ll also end up with a remarkable living leadership laboratory, where the best leaders are rediscovering the importance of leadership blocking and tackling while simultaneously developing the new skills and approaches required in this complex environment.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Competition is So Great and What Chicago Needs to Learn</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/11/18/why-competition-is-so-great-and-what-chicago-needs-to-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/11/18/why-competition-is-so-great-and-what-chicago-needs-to-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Art: I love the city of Chicago.  I love the people, the energy and I love the feel of the restaurants and museums and the theaters. However, I don’t love the knuckleheaded political and union wrangling that blares from every news channel in a constant drone of finger pointing and accusations and bone-headed moves. We're battling insane ex-governors and ridiculous retail sales tax increases in the face of a recession.  One of the latest issues is the backlash and the stream of excuses for the loss of several major conventions due to complaints of usurious pricing and strong-arm tactics.  It's time for Chicago to step up!
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		<title>Finding Your Extra Performance Gear</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/11/12/finding-your-extra-performance-gear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know a great number of people working hard and digging deep to find that extra-something inside that will allow them to push through the almost overwhelming challenges on the path ahead.  While none of the people that I’ve spoken with in the situations described above are resting easily, to my observation, they share a stubborn commitment to persevering in spite of the fact that the road ahead seems to be unpaved, uphill and against the wind the entire way.
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine-Character Forged in Defeat</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/10/04/leadership-caffeine-character-forged-in-defeat/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/10/04/leadership-caffeine-character-forged-in-defeat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winning is great.  It’s often the culmination of years of hard work, a relentless focus on condition and outstanding execution.  What high school or college football coach hasn’t hung a poster in the locker or training room with Vince Lombardi’s inspirational quote: “I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious”

It’s easy to lose track of the reality that most victories are forged in the emotional blast furnace of prior losses.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine-The Times Choose the Leaders.  Is it your time?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/09/20/leadership-caffeine-the-times-choose-the-leaders-is-it-your-time/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/09/20/leadership-caffeine-the-times-choose-the-leaders-is-it-your-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve been around the block for a few decades as a leader, your current To-Do list doesn’t feel as good as the one you had for most of the 90’s and the middle of this decade.  However, the benefit of your experience is that you know that we’ll find our way through this fog of uncertainty and fear and doubt.  It doesn’t matter that you don’t know the absolute path.]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for A Framework to Rebuild Your Business?  Think Baldrige</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/25/looking-for-a-framework-to-rebuild-your-business-think-baldrige/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/25/looking-for-a-framework-to-rebuild-your-business-think-baldrige/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My own personal observation is that the Baldrige National Quality Program is one of the most misunderstood, unknown and poorly marketed great programs for organizations seeking a framework for business performance improvement.  You owe it to yourself and your organization to become familiar with the program and the many great low and no-cost tools available to help you improve your business.  
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		<title>Management Excellence News, Updates &amp; Coming Attractions</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/21/management-excellence-news-updates-coming-attractions/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/21/management-excellence-news-updates-coming-attractions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Art: While I’m remarkably sensitive to not creating an infomercial out of my blog, I am involved in a number of exciting activities that I’ve shared with some of you personally.  Here’s a bit broader update and a call for speakers and interview subjects.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Respect and the Leader-Would Your Team Save Your Leadership Hide?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/17/leadership-caffeine-respect-and-the-leader-would-your-team-save-your-leadership-hide/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/17/leadership-caffeine-respect-and-the-leader-would-your-team-save-your-leadership-hide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a corporate world where those being led had a strong vote on whether their leaders lived to lead or were shown the door. This happened recently at the newly combined Fiat-Chrysler, and the question that was asked of low and mid level staffers was:

“What do you think of your boss?”]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter and Social Networking: Job Search Power Tools or Time Killers?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/12/twitter-and-social-networking-job-search-power-tools-or-time-killers/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/12/twitter-and-social-networking-job-search-power-tools-or-time-killers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best lessons that I've learned from working on about two million fix-it and improvement projects with my Dad is to match the right tool to the job at hand.  This is particularly true in searching for a job, which can be one of the more vexing projects for many people.

Fortunately, there are a number of interesting new power tools available in the form of social networking platforms, to help today's job seeker.  However, unlike the tools in the picture, there are few guidelines on how and where to to use these tools to good effect.]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Fare and Summer Shorts</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/07/friday-fare-and-summer-shorts/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/07/friday-fare-and-summer-shorts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh off of the coldest July since AD 85 here in the Chicago-area, the weather is finally warming a bit and I’m breaking out the Summer Shorts for this Friday Fare post here at Management Excellence. (Since my wife didn’t get it either, this means that today’s post is going to include brief snippets instead of my usual lengthy essays. Get it…summer shorts! Hey, I thought it was a cute play on words.)
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		<title>The August Leadership Development Carnival</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/02/the-august-leadership-development-carnival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is always fun to be part of the Leadership Development Carnivals, because it gives me a chance to hang out with some very accomplished leadership bloggers and thought leaders.  I learn something of value from these great professionals every time, and I never mind that I benefit from being in their company!

This month's issue of the Leadership Development Carnival is hosted at Intentional Leadership, the home of Mary Jo Asmus, one of my must-read favorites for her wisdom, insights and the fact that she exudes professionalism and that "all around great person" in everything that she writes. ]]></description>
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