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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 at Information Management and New Newsletter Resource</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/02/02/leadership-caffeine-at-information-management-and-new-newsletter-resource/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/02/02/leadership-caffeine-at-information-management-and-new-newsletter-resource/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two news items here at Management Excellence: First, as of February 1, 2012, the good folks at Information Management are kindly syndicating selected posts from my blog at their resource rich website: info-mgmt.com under my name and the Leadership Caffeine label. And second, I'm pleased to announce the launch of a new resource to support your professional development...the Leadership Caffeine Newsletter.  ]]></description>
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		<title>No One Asked My Opinion&#8230;But $100 Billion for What?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/02/01/no-one-asked-my-opinion-but-100-billion-for-what/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/02/01/no-one-asked-my-opinion-but-100-billion-for-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dot Com Bust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook IBO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As of this writing, the world is abuzz with the expected Facebook IPO. The number $100 billion is being floated and passed around (probably by those who stand to benefit from a big IPO), and whether real or wild speculation, that’s a number that gives one cause to pause. This is beginning to feel like Déjà vu all over again (thanks, Yogi Berra), much like that fascinating period in the late ‘90’s when stratospheric valuations were applied to firms that had no products, no earnings and sometimes no revenues.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Change or Learn to Say, &#8220;Would You Like Fries with That?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/29/leadership-caffeine-change-or-learn-to-say-would-you-like-fries-with-that/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/29/leadership-caffeine-change-or-learn-to-say-would-you-like-fries-with-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adapting as a Leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Skils for Today's Leaders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Much of the pablum that is passed off for guidance on leading others ignores the reality that the context in which we lead has changed from just a few years ago, and it continues to change faster than any of us can truly understand. While it’s a bit disheartening to realize that those of us with much time under our belts and more than a few laps around the block of life are vestiges of a bygone business era, we are. That doesn’t mean we can’t be relevant, but first, we have to understand and accept some of the important contextual changes in our world of business:]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy-Towards Hypotheses, Experiments, Involvement &amp; Learning</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/25/strategy-towards-hypotheses-experiments-involvement-learning/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/25/strategy-towards-hypotheses-experiments-involvement-learning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Involvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy execution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Few would argue that a nimble, quick-to-learn and quick-to-adapt organization is a bad thing. Given the rate of change in our world, those characteristics are increasingly table-stakes for survival and success. Why then has the approach to strategy and the notion of “strategic planning” in so many organizations remained mired in a 1960’s kind of static, top-down event-focused model? Here are six ideas to transform your organization's approach to and effectiveness with strategy.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Warning! Your Words About Change are Falling on Cynical Ears</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/23/leadership-caffeine-warning-your-words-about-change-are-falling-on-cynical-ears/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/23/leadership-caffeine-warning-your-words-about-change-are-falling-on-cynical-ears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communicating Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even the most credible of leaders have to step up their game when it comes to talking about and promoting change on their teams and in their organizations. Here are 7 Helpful Steps to Get Started on the Right Foot Talking About Change:]]></description>
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		<title>The Heavy Lifting of Career (Re) Invention-5 Keys to Moving Forward</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/20/the-heavy-lifting-of-career-re-invention-5-keys-to-moving-forward/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/20/the-heavy-lifting-of-career-re-invention-5-keys-to-moving-forward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life and Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Yourself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Career Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are a few years removed from college or a few years removed from that time when prior generations began thinking about retiring, chances are, you or someone you know is involved in defining or redefining their career. It’s a daunting task in a world where the old rules no longer apply. Here are 5 key areas for you to focus on as you move forward with this challenging work: ]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Always About Leadership</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/17/its-always-about-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/17/its-always-about-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crisis Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Concordia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Courage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Leaders step up during times of crisis. This is where people in positions of responsibility finally earn the right to the “L” label.  Unfortunately, in this instance, much like just about every other crisis we’ve created or viewed, leadership seems to take a holiday, replaced by “everyone for himself” and “it’s not my fault.”]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine-Success One Step at a Time</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/16/leadership-caffeine-success-one-step-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/16/leadership-caffeine-success-one-step-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resistance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too many people fail to overcome resistance and start moving forward. Instead of heeding Drucker’s advice, fear rents space in their minds, creating a never-ending litany of excuses that help ensure that their feet remain firmly planted in place.]]></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>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/04/are-you-running-in-place-when-it-comes-to-your-professional-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving forward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stop Running in Place]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[your professional development]]></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. ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
		<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. ]]></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>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/31/thoughts-on-your-personal-and-professional-success-in-the-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading the Generations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrator Leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Lessons Learned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professioanl Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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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:]]></description>
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		<title>Best of Management Excellence: Trying Not to Fail is Not the Same as Striving for Success</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/30/best-of-management-excellence-trying-not-to-fail-is-not-the-same-as-striving-for-success/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/30/best-of-management-excellence-trying-not-to-fail-is-not-the-same-as-striving-for-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life and Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surviving Lousy Leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Focus on Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rediscover Your Purpose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When we focus on not failing, fear rents most of the space in our mind, and we see monsters in need of slaying everywhere we turn. We lose track of the original vision that propelled our actions, and the sheer act of working becomes at best a passionless exercise and at worst, drudgery.  Here are some thoughts as you head into the new year on rediscovering your sense of purpose in the workplace.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Best of Management Excellence: An Effective Leader&#8217;s Resolutions are Calendar Blind</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/29/best-of-management-excellence-an-effective-leaders-resolutions-are-calendar-blind/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/29/best-of-management-excellence-an-effective-leaders-resolutions-are-calendar-blind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Leader's Resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best of Management Excellence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m as guilty as the next person of finding the impending resetting of the calendar a cathartic cleansing, where the failures of the past year are suddenly washed away and replaced by the empty and unknown space filled with promise and time stretching out in front of us.  There is something remarkably powerful and alluring about the chance to start-over, right wrongs and vow to do things right the next time around. Resolutions start out as good intentions early in a new year and often end up as regrets later. As a leader, you cannot afford to fall victim to the boom and bust cycle of annual resolutions. Here are eight key questions to resolve about your own leadership practices.   ]]></description>
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		<title>The Joys of the Season</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/22/the-joys-of-the-season/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/22/the-joys-of-the-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holiday Greeting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With my sincere thanks for your readership during this past year, I wish you nothing but the best during the holidays and for the new year. I'm taking some time with family and look forward to renewing our pursuit of management and leadership excellence in 2012!]]></description>
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		<title>A Leadership Christmas Carol-Bah Humbug to These Leaders</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/19/a-leadership-christmas-carol-bah-humbug-to-these-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/19/a-leadership-christmas-carol-bah-humbug-to-these-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Leadership Holiday Haunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lousy Leaders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Given the state of things in our world, perhaps for just one season, Dickens’ ghosts can shift their attention away from Scrooge and focus on a few of those truly deserving characters hiding in positions of leadership inside our organizations and governmental institutions. Here are just a few of these characters in need of a visit from the Leadership Ghosts of Past, Present and Future:]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Don&#8217;t Be Part of the Problem</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/11/arts-weekly-leadership-message-dont-be-part-of-the-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/11/arts-weekly-leadership-message-dont-be-part-of-the-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s all too easy for us to get caught up in the political swirl and self-limiting behaviors that characterize the culture of many of our organizations.  It’s a mistake. We have to learn to fight the gravitational pull of malaise and mediocrity that pervades our teams, or we risk being part of the problem. ]]></description>
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		<title>December 04 Leadership Development Carnival</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/04/december-04-leadership-development-carnival/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/04/december-04-leadership-development-carnival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development Carnival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our intrepid Leadership Development Carnival host, Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership fame, has for this month passed the hosting/producing baton to Kevin Eikenberry and Becky Robinson at Kevin's Learning &#038; Leadership blog. They are adding their own unique twist by dividing up the many submissions into several different mini-Carnival postings during the week. I encourage you to check out the posts, bookmark or subscribe to Kevin's blog and make certain to make a return trip through the Carnival Midway this week. ]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine Podcast #12: David Lapin on Lead by Greatness</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/01/leadership-caffeine-podcast-12-david-lapin-on-lead-by-greatness/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/01/leadership-caffeine-podcast-12-david-lapin-on-lead-by-greatness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Character Based Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developing as a leader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David Lapin, author of: "Lead by Greatness-How Character Can Power Your Success," is not only fascinating, he's in a league of his own with a world-view that encompasses his life in South Africa, his Rabbinical studies and his active and present life as a successful strategy consultant. While he doesn't necessarily trumpet that remarkable experience, in my opinion, it is part of what makes his book unique on both a personal and a professional level.]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:26:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>David Lapin, author of: "Lead by Greatness-How Character Can Power Your Success," is not only fascinating, he's in a league of his own with a world-view that encompasses his life in South Africa, his Rabbinical studies and his active and present lif[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>David Lapin, author of: "Lead by Greatness-How Character Can Power Your Success," is not only fascinating, he's in a league of his own with a world-view that encompasses his life in South Africa, his Rabbinical studies and his active and present life as a successful strategy consultant. While he doesn't necessarily trumpet that remarkable experience, in my opinion, it is part of what makes his book unique on both a personal and a professional level.</itunes:summary>
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		<itunes:author>Art Petty</itunes:author>
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		<title>3 Key Strategy Questions to Ask Your Teams Regularly</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/29/3-key-strategy-questions-to-ask-your-teams-regularly/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/29/3-key-strategy-questions-to-ask-your-teams-regularly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Key Strategy Questions for Everyday Use]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my experience, the management teams that lead the best performing businesses are those that incorporate at least three key strategic questions into almost every operational and status discussion. The gross majority of the dialogue in an organization is about How, and Who and When and the important What and Why issues are left for strategy meetings and other “high-level” discussions. While understandable in the hectic pace of the workday, the shortage of these important What and Why discussions reinforces a dangerous form of operational myopia, where the underlying and unspoken assumption is: If we simply get this done, we’ll be better off as a firm]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: The Critical Importance of Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/28/leadership-caffeine-the-critical-importance-of-cultivating-your-cultural-intelligence/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/28/leadership-caffeine-the-critical-importance-of-cultivating-your-cultural-intelligence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural IQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leaders and Diversity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine: The Critical Importance of Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence. Note from Art: this is the first of a series of Leadership Caffeine posts encouraging your development of the critical skills required for success in today's world.  ]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></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>A Black Friday Jolt of Leadership Caffeine-Book Promotion and Helping Hand</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/25/a-black-friday-jolt-of-leadership-caffeine-book-promotion-and-helping-hand/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/25/a-black-friday-jolt-of-leadership-caffeine-book-promotion-and-helping-hand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine Book Promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Art: It's a great time of year to think of the people doing the heavy lifting for you. What better gift than one filled with ideas, inspiration and a call to action in pursuit of great results. Any and all of my profits from the book sale here will be donated to a local Chicago-area Food Pantry during this Holiday Season. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Timeout to Consider &#8220;The Leader&#8217;s List for Giving Thanks&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/23/a-timeout-to-consider-the-leaders-list-for-giving-thanks/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/23/a-timeout-to-consider-the-leaders-list-for-giving-thanks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life and Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Context]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serving as a Leader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Art: I run this list every Thanksgiving...not because it's convenient, but because the thoughts are heartfelt and unchanging. Those who serve by leading have many reasons to truly be grateful for the opportunity and for those who support them every day. Happy Thanksgiving to all. ]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: &#8220;You Have No Business Leading Others&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/21/leadership-caffeine-you-have-no-business-leading-others/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/21/leadership-caffeine-you-have-no-business-leading-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talent Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developing leaders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Leading others is not an inalienable right that comes with seniority or through mastery of a technical discipline. It’s too bad that a good number of senior leaders struggle to offer a clear “No” to those unfit for the role.]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Always Go Beyond the Bare Minimum</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/13/arts-weekly-leadership-message-always-go-beyond-the-bare-minimum/</link>
		<comments>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/13/arts-weekly-leadership-message-always-go-beyond-the-bare-minimum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crisis Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coping with Adversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tough Calls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recognize that the most difficult points in our leadership lives are profound moments of truth that define us going forward. We either face them, embrace them and grow stronger from them, or we let them beat us. A half-measure in the face of a profound moral or ethical call is failure of the highest order. ]]></description>
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