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	<itunes:summary>Host Art Petty interviews leaders, leadership authors, management thinkers and other professionals about creating high performance teams and organizations and developing effective leaders at all levels, during this weekly program. The goal is to share practical, powerful ideas to help listeners improve their performance and the performance of their teams and organizations.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Teach Your Team Smart(er) Decision Processes</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/02/06/leadership-caffeine-teach-your-team-smarter-decision-processes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Effective Decision-Making Processes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengthen Team Decision-Making]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing happens without a decision. Nothing good happens without the right decision. And, in case you doubt the need to focus on making better decisions, spend some time skimming the news. If you’ve kept up with your health and fitness resolutions thus far this year, you know that even minor adjustments in diet and exercise pay big dividends. The same goes for our individual and group decision-making approaches. Here are 5 key questions and suggestions for strengthening your team's decision-making processes. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/02/06/leadership-caffeine-teach-your-team-smarter-decision-processes/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Teach Your Team Smart(er) Decision Processes ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Running in Place When it Comes to Your Professional Development?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/04/are-you-running-in-place-when-it-comes-to-your-professional-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[moving forward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stop Running in Place]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike the resolutions that so many of us make in January and discard just as quickly by February, our own professional development requires a deliberate and consistent effort to improve. Here are 7 ideas to help you stop running in place and start moving forward. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/01/04/are-you-running-in-place-when-it-comes-to-your-professional-development/' addthis:title='Are You Running in Place When it Comes to Your Professional Development? ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: For Better Results, Quit Telling and Start Letting Go</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/03/leadership-caffeine-for-better-results-quit-telling-and-start-letting-go/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/03/leadership-caffeine-for-better-results-quit-telling-and-start-letting-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Communication Habits of Leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Less Talking and More Listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quit Micromanaging!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Leadership Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The odd quirk that seems to bedevil so many who occupy roles of responsibility for others is their overwhelming urge to tell other people what to do.  While a certain amount of “telling” is OK, particularly during crises and anything involving safety or security, for the most part, your communication efforts should focus on listening and asking. Starting this year, shift the focus to you and your role and your daily habits, and for everyone’s sake, quit telling people how to do their jobs. Here are 9 ideas to help you in this endeavor. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/01/03/leadership-caffeine-for-better-results-quit-telling-and-start-letting-go/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: For Better Results, Quit Telling and Start Letting Go ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Your Personal and Professional Success in the New Year</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/31/thoughts-on-your-personal-and-professional-success-in-the-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was truly gifted in 2011 to gain access to and work with and support some remarkable professionals across a number of different market segments…from high tech to professional services to manufacturing, and I learned something with every engagement and encounter. Here are Six Lessons Learned that Can Help Us All in the New Year:<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/12/31/thoughts-on-your-personal-and-professional-success-in-the-new-year/' addthis:title='Thoughts on Your Personal and Professional Success in the New Year ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Get Engaged to Help Your Project Teams Succeed</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/27/arts-weekly-leadership-message-get-engaged-to-help-your-project-teams-succeed/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/27/arts-weekly-leadership-message-get-engaged-to-help-your-project-teams-succeed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hear from hundreds of professionals every year in workshops, via coaching assignments or in classrooms, about the challenges they have working in and on project teams. From almost every student’s worst nightmare, the classroom group project, to major strategic initiatives with high-level sponsorship, the complaints are consistent: we as leaders don’t do enough to support team development and performance.  

While the list of things that can go horribly wrong on project teams is long, these 5 consistently rise to the top of the lament list.

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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Step Up to Cure Effective Dialogue Deficit Disorder</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/23/arts-weekly-leadership-message-step-up-to-cure-effective-dialogue-deficit-disorder/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/23/arts-weekly-leadership-message-step-up-to-cure-effective-dialogue-deficit-disorder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The medical community and drug companies have their ED malady and cure, but too many management and project teams suffer from their own form of ED…with two more D’s…EDDD… Effective Dialogue Deficit Disorder. It’s not that people aren’t talking. There’s no deficit of hot air swirling around most meeting rooms. The issue is all about the quality of the dialogue. Here are 5 ideas for you to use immediately in pursuit of stomping out Effective Dialogue Deficit Disorder: <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/23/arts-weekly-leadership-message-step-up-to-cure-effective-dialogue-deficit-disorder/' addthis:title='Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Step Up to Cure Effective Dialogue Deficit Disorder ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Speed Kills-10 Situations to Call a Timeout</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/17/leadership-caffeine-speed-kills-10-situations-to-call-a-timeout/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/17/leadership-caffeine-speed-kills-10-situations-to-call-a-timeout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somewhere on the way to this world we now live and work in, “speed” became a proxy for success.  Speed is undoubtedly important, but beware relying on it as the sole indicator of effectiveness.  It’s a cruel tyrant, demanding fealty from followers, while discouraging critical and deep thinking and focusing solely on time-to-response as a metric of success. Here are at least 10 situations where you should resist the need for speed and call a timeout:<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/17/leadership-caffeine-speed-kills-10-situations-to-call-a-timeout/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Speed Kills-10 Situations to Call a Timeout ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: It&#8217;s All in Your Attitude</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/09/arts-weekly-leadership-message-its-all-in-your-attitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of the many things we can’t control in life and business, attitude is the one we have 100 percent power over, every single day.  The best leaders know this, and they work to prepare theirs before walking through the door or engaging in the workplace.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/09/arts-weekly-leadership-message-its-all-in-your-attitude/' addthis:title='Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: It&#8217;s All in Your Attitude ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine-Always Lead with Context</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/09/12/leadership-caffeine-always-lead-with-context/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Context in this case is that not-so-secret ingredient that helps people understand the idea or issue and how it connects to something important in the workplace. Context provides the basis for understanding and assessing a situation or a request to do something. It has the equivalent workplace outcome of adding yeast to the process of making bread.  Without it, everything is flat. Improve performance by providing critical context at the organizational, strategic and personal levels.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/09/12/leadership-caffeine-always-lead-with-context/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine-Always Lead with Context ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: 9 Ideas to Help You Jump the Gap Between Failure and Success</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/07/11/leadership-caffeine-9-ideas-to-help-you-jump-the-gap-between-failure-and-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People and teams fail on their way to success all of the time. That’s great. That’s how it’s supposed to work. The people and groups I struggle with are those who just fail.  Often, the gap between failure and success appears wide, deep and ominous. This perceived gap keeps people frozen in place for a long while and then as time passes, fear turns to regret. Here are 9 ideas to help you jump the gap from failure to success.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/07/11/leadership-caffeine-9-ideas-to-help-you-jump-the-gap-between-failure-and-success/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: 9 Ideas to Help You Jump the Gap Between Failure and Success ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Do You See Beauty or Blemishes?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/06/27/leadership-caffeine-do-you-see-beauty-or-blemishes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever worked for or around someone who is an expert critic…one of those individuals who can look at a masterpiece and spot a flaw, you know how demoralizing the experience can be. They look at beautiful pictures or great outcomes and focus on describing the flaws.  Here are 5 ideas for improving performance by overcoming your own tendency to look for the blemishes. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/06/27/leadership-caffeine-do-you-see-beauty-or-blemishes/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Do You See Beauty or Blemishes? ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Send in the Clones. The Abuse of &#8220;Must Have&#8221; in Recruiting and Hiring</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/06/23/send-in-the-clones-the-abuse-of-must-have-in-recruiting-and-hiring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Talent Scouting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aside from a few obvious technical and vocational roles, there are very few positions in most organizations that absolutely “Must Have” someone who has held the identical role in the same industry with the same job. Nonetheless, the use of "Must Have" remains a staple in recruiting and hiring.  It's too bad, because over-reliance on "Must Have" can lead to a chronic case of mediocrity or worse, a terminal case of recycled bad ideas from industry participants. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/06/23/send-in-the-clones-the-abuse-of-must-have-in-recruiting-and-hiring/' addthis:title='Send in the Clones. The Abuse of &#8220;Must Have&#8221; in Recruiting and Hiring ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Why It&#8217;s Time to Ditch Your Plans for the Summer Strategy Off-Site</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/06/08/why-its-time-to-ditch-your-plans-for-the-summer-strategy-off-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[strategy process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Strategy Off-Site]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the symbolism of the annual off-site strategy event to the cost to the fact that strategic thinking time is reduced to a once or twice a year event, this approach is anachronistic in a world with markets and conditions changing daily. In twenty years of these things with some great people and great businesses, I’ve yet to see anything come out of these meetings that changed our businesses. I will offer that they did allow for another layer of vetting and idea absorption. Nonetheless, the heavy lifting took place with others outside of the cozy confines of a resort or hotel meeting room. It's time to ditch the annual strategy off-site.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/06/08/why-its-time-to-ditch-your-plans-for-the-summer-strategy-off-site/' addthis:title='Why It&#8217;s Time to Ditch Your Plans for the Summer Strategy Off-Site ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatches from Mayo: &#8220;It&#8217;s a Privilege to Work Here&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/28/dispatches-from-mayo-its-a-privilege-to-work-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 20:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Service Excellence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustaining Service Excellence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There’s no doubt one of the most significant challenges any service organization faces is how to sustain excellence in service delivery over long periods of time.  After all, service organizations live or die based on the passion and commitment of the people providing the service.  Once the passion goes, the service trends to the ordinary. Or worse.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/28/dispatches-from-mayo-its-a-privilege-to-work-here/' addthis:title='Dispatches from Mayo: &#8220;It&#8217;s a Privilege to Work Here&#8221; ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Management Excellence Toolkit: Better Design for Workplace Discussions</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/23/management-excellence-tookit-better-design-for-workplace-discussions/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/23/management-excellence-tookit-better-design-for-workplace-discussions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 14:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decision-Making]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[decisions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discussion Quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Improving Workplace Discussions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Six Thinking Hats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Getting to a good decision on big issues is challenging.  Navigating the discussions leading up to a decision however, often resembles something on the difficulty of slogging through the Amazonian jungles in search of a mythical lost city made of gold. If you survive the process, you are bound to come out a very different person. It doesn’t have to be so hard.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/23/management-excellence-tookit-better-design-for-workplace-discussions/' addthis:title='Management Excellence Toolkit: Better Design for Workplace Discussions ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time to Start Teaching Your Teams to Succeed</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/18/its-time-to-start-teaching-your-teams-to-succeed/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/18/its-time-to-start-teaching-your-teams-to-succeed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[improving team performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading Teams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever been part of a truly effective team…a high performance team, you know the experience is memorable. For those who’ve lived and thrived on a high-performance team, the memory of what it was like to work with a motivated, caring, challenging (but respectful), accomplishment-focused group of individuals provides sustenance for the lonely, near-death experiences that characterize so many other team and project experiences in the workplace.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/18/its-time-to-start-teaching-your-teams-to-succeed/' addthis:title='It&#8217;s Time to Start Teaching Your Teams to Succeed ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine-Quit Sending Mixed Signals</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/16/leadership-caffeine-quit-sending-mixed-signals/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/16/leadership-caffeine-quit-sending-mixed-signals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 13:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consistency and the Leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Leadership Skills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How consistent are you in your approaches to dealing with people and problems?  Is there an early warning system in place in your office that tracks your every move from the car through the parking lot and into the office? How you respond to people and to situations (victories, losses, mistakes etc.) goes a long way to forming the working environment on your team.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/16/leadership-caffeine-quit-sending-mixed-signals/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine-Quit Sending Mixed Signals ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The Millennial View: Fixing Our Shortcomings</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/13/the-millennial-view-fixing-our-shortcomings/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/13/the-millennial-view-fixing-our-shortcomings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 12:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rodriguez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA["To Do" List]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Yourself]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Millennial View]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Eric Rodriguez is the voice of The Millennial View here at Management Excellence. His periodic posts offer insights from early career professionals seeking to navigate their way through this challenging world. Today's post encourages all of us, regardless of generation, to renew our commitment to overcoming the weaknesses that keep us from reaching our personal and professional goals. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/13/the-millennial-view-fixing-our-shortcomings/' addthis:title='The Millennial View: Fixing Our Shortcomings ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Management Excellence Book Series Podcast-Full Steam Ahead</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/12/management-excellence-book-series-podcast-full-steam-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/12/management-excellence-book-series-podcast-full-steam-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Values]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Lyn Stoner and Ken Blanchard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management Excellence Book Series]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure to connect on the phone with Jesse Lyn Stoner, co-author with Ken Blanchard of Full Steam Ahead-Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life (second edition), and this podcast is the output.  I like the book a great deal...and as I indicate in my intro comments, I tend to approach books on Vision with a bit of trepidation. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/12/management-excellence-book-series-podcast-full-steam-ahead/' addthis:title='Management Excellence Book Series Podcast-Full Steam Ahead ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>I had the pleasure to connect on the phone with Jesse Lyn Stoner, co-author with Ken Blanchard of Full Steam Ahead-Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life (second edition), and this podcast is the output.  I like the book a great deal[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>I had the pleasure to connect on the phone with Jesse Lyn Stoner, co-author with Ken Blanchard of Full Steam Ahead-Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life (second edition), and this podcast is the output.  I like the book a great deal...and as I indicate in my intro comments, I tend to approach books on Vision with a bit of trepidation.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Leadership, Performance, Values</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Art Petty</itunes:author>
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		<title>Frontline Leaders Help Our Firms Go and Grow</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/11/frontline-leaders-help-our-firms-go-and-grow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 13:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great frontline leaders create great experiences for their employees. This flows immediately and directly to customers.  And then it flows to the top and bottom lines. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/11/frontline-leaders-help-our-firms-go-and-grow/' addthis:title='Frontline Leaders Help Our Firms Go and Grow ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The Meeting to Decide Whether to Outsource the Call Center</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/04/the-meeting-to-decide-whether-to-outsource-the-call-center/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/04/the-meeting-to-decide-whether-to-outsource-the-call-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 13:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Customer Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Art: this is a rave. I was on the receiving end of one too many miserable support experiences recently, and this is my, “I’m Madder than Hell…” response.  To the Executives and CEOs who believe it is a good idea to make your customer's lives miserable, get a clue. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/04/the-meeting-to-decide-whether-to-outsource-the-call-center/' addthis:title='The Meeting to Decide Whether to Outsource the Call Center ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: In the Face of Strong Headwinds, Learn to Tack</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/02/leadership-caffeine-in-the-face-of-strong-headwinds-learn-to-tack/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/05/02/leadership-caffeine-in-the-face-of-strong-headwinds-learn-to-tack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 14:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dealing with Obstacles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We face dozens of moments every day where instinct tells us to turn straight into the wind and apply brute force to solve problems, resolve squabbles and keep people moving. Sometimes, our instinct is wrong.  Instead of offering a quick solution or mandating an end to squabbling, effective leaders adjust their course by learning to tack. Here are 5 ideas to help you learn this valuable skill when facing significant headwinds in the workplace...<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/05/02/leadership-caffeine-in-the-face-of-strong-headwinds-learn-to-tack/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: In the Face of Strong Headwinds, Learn to Tack ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Trust, Performance and Your Success</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/04/28/trust-performance-and-your-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of who we are and what we do in our professional lives is built on an unforgiving foundation of trust. Trust is hard earned and those bestowing trust do so slowly, carefully and tentatively, all the while testing for reasons to pull back and guard this precious personal asset. True trust is rare in the workplace. It’s also critical for high performance.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/04/28/trust-performance-and-your-success/' addthis:title='Trust, Performance and Your Success ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Motivate with Context</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/04/25/leadership-caffeine-motivate-with-context/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We waste fortunes inside our organizations on misguided programs and oddball incentives, seeking ways to motivate and inspire people to work hard, innovate, create, care and to live up to their potential, when the real solution is literally on the tip of our tongues. Here are 5 ideas for curing Context Deficit Disorder: <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/04/25/leadership-caffeine-motivate-with-context/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Motivate with Context ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Trying Not to Fail Is Not the Same As Striving for Success</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/04/20/trying-not-to-fail-is-not-the-same-as-striving-for-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a definite difference between focusing on not failing versus striving for success. Somewhere buried beneath the baggage and stress of the past few years, you had a sense of purpose that fueled your efforts. Whether it was providing for others or an intense desire to change the world, it’s important to scrape off the muck and recall that sense of greater mission.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/04/20/trying-not-to-fail-is-not-the-same-as-striving-for-success/' addthis:title='Trying Not to Fail Is Not the Same As Striving for Success ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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