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				<title>Mind Tools: The GROW Model</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Coaching others to improve performance - All Readers - This simple-but-powerful model will help you to structure your coaching so that you can better help your people to develop themselves.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Starting a New Job</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting used to your new role - All Readers - Starting a new job can be a stressful experience. Learn how to make a success of your early days.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Authentic Leadership</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Being a leader that people want to follow - All Members - &quot;Authentic leadership&quot; is a popular buzz-phrase right now. But what does it actually mean? This article explains, and helps you to become an authentic leader.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 146</title>
				<description><![CDATA[How well do you MANAGE? - All Readers - In it you can find out how good your management skills are, and what you can do to improve any areas where you&#39;re weak.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership&reg; Theory</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Choosing the right leadership style for the right people - All Readers - You often need to use different styles of leadership with different individuals or groups. This theory shows you how to choose the right style for each group.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 29,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: &quot;Blue Collar&quot; Workers</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making the most of people&#39;s hard work and skills - All Members - Managing blue-collar workers can sometimes be difficult because we don&#39;t always understand the nature of manual labor. Find out what you can do to improve your understanding and better appreciate people&#39;s roles.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 27,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: TRIZ</title>
				<description><![CDATA[A powerful methodology for creative problem solving - All Readers - Don&#39;t &quot;reinvent the wheel&quot;! Find out more about this rigorous creative problem-solving approach that helps you apply existing ideas in new situations.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Good Are Your Management Skills?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Are you getting the best out of your team? - All Readers - Good management is the foundation of organizational success. Evaluate your management skills with this test.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 22,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Dialogue Mapping</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Bringing order to chaotic meetings - All Members - Chaotic meetings can be frustrating, unproductive, and miserable to experience. Find out how to use Dialogue Mapping to keep your meetings organized, focused, and productive.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 20,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 145</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Help Your People Shine! - All Readers - In it we show you how mentoring can help you develop your team members, and improve your own skills too!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 19,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Product-Process Matrix</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Using the right process for the volume of work you&#39;re doing - All Readers - If you do repetitive work, is there a more efficient way to complete those tasks? The Product-Process Matrix helps you align your tasks with the right process, helping you become more efficient.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 15,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Combining Parenthood and Work</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding and managing the challenges - All Members - It&#39;s tough being a working parent. Find out what you can do as a mom or dad to ease the challenge, and fulfill your potential both at work and in the family.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 13,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mentoring</title>
				<description><![CDATA[An essential leadership skill - All Readers - As a leader, you need to nurture and develop your staff. And mentoring is an effective way of doing this. Find out what&#39;s involved!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 12,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Performance Appraisals</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting real results from performance reviews - All Readers - All too often, performance appraisal gets relegated to the bottom of a manger&#39;s list of responsibilities. Yet it&#39;s critical to organizational success. Find out why, and how you can conduct more effective appraisals yourself.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 08,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Cross-Functional Teams</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Balancing team needs and functional lines - All Members - Bringing together, and managing, a diverse group of people can be a challenge. Learn how to do this successfully, so that you can benefit from the innovation and performance these teams can bring.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 06,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 144</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Get Set for Your Best Year Ever! - All Readers - In it we help you to motivate yourself to stick to your New Year resolutions and so achieve the success you want in 2010!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 05,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Using Well-Formed Outcomes in Goal Setting</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Identify and clarify your intentions - All Members - Have you ever set a goal, but not really achieved it? Use this goal-setting approach to turn your vision and dreams into reality.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 30,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 143</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Success in 2010 - Make It Happen! - 29th Dec 2009]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 01,1970</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: &quot;What If&quot; Analysis</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making decisions by exploring scenarios - All Readers - You&#39;ve probably asked yourself &quot;what if&quot; questions before making a decision. Find out how to use this powerful form of questioning to analyze problems and improve your decisions.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 29,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: New Year&#39;s Resolutions</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Planning for a year of achievement - All Readers - Find out how to set New Year Resolutions that will be motivated to work on all year, not just for the first two weeks in January!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 28,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Corporate Social Responsibility</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Benefiting both your business and the community - All Readers - The public and government have increasingly demanded businesses to be more socially responsible, leading to the rapid development of the idea of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Find out if CSR can benefit your company. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 24,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Constructive Controversy</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Improving Solutions by Arguing For and Against Your Options - All Members - Conflict around ideas is natural, yet we often instinctively try to avoid it. Constructive Controversy uses the power of conflicting perspectives to find better solutions. Find out how to use it here.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 22,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Power of Trust: A Steel Cable</title>
				<description><![CDATA[By Bruna Martinuzzi - All Readers - Emotional intelligence expert Bruna Martinuzzi looks at the neurological background to trust, and, more importantly, how to build it amongst your team members, when trusting behavior may be at a worldwide, all-time low. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 18,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: House of Quality Diagrams</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Building customer satisfaction into new products - All Members - By drawing a House of Quality diagram, you can think methodically about the design targets you should set for the development of new products. Learn how to draw these diagrams here.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 15,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 142</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Feel Great - You&#39;re Worth It! - 15th Dec 2009]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jan 01,1970</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Boosting Your Self-Esteem</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Improving the way you feel about yourself - All Readers - If you want to be happy and successful, you need to have self-esteem. Learn how to build it and maintain it. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 11,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning how to be more aware - All Members - Relating well with others is vital in today&#39;s workplace. But what can you, as a leader, do to improve your ability to do this? Learn how to build your emotional intelligence.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 09,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Johari Window</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Creating Better Understanding Between Individuals and Groups - All Readers - Carefully disclosing information about yourself can be an effective way of building trust with other people. Understand this sensitive but powerful technique better with this tool. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 08,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Project Management Phases and Processes</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Structuring your project - All Readers - You can deliver your projects more effectively if you have a clear idea of project phases and project management processes. Find out what these are here. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 04,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Success Profiling</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Benchmarking potential recruits against your top people - All Members - Does your recruitment process identify applicants who&#39;ll really excel in the job you&#39;re advertising? Or do you tend to hire people who are just the &quot;best of a bad lot&quot;? Use this tool to find out.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 02,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 141</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Solve All Your Problems? - All Readers - In it we launch our latest self-test, so find out how good YOUR problem solving skills are!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Dec 01,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Good Is Your Problem Solving?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Increase your confidence with solving problems - All Readers - Do you solve problems systematically, or do you just grasp the first solution that comes along? Find out if you&#39;re solving problems as effectively as you could be. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 27,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The California Psychological Inventory (CPI)</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Identifying leadership behaviors, attitudes, and preferences - All Members - Discover how this widely used personality test is constructed, and find out how it can help you improve your recruitment and team development efforts.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 25,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Go/No-Go Decisions</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Deciding whether to go ahead - All Readers - With many decisions, you&#39;re choosing whether to do something, or leave things as they are, and do nothing. Learn how to make good decisions in these situations. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 20,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Rationalizing Your Project Portfolio</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Delivering strategic benefits with limited resources - All Members - Budgets are being cut. You need to reduce costs without compromise your deliverables. But how? Learn an effective process for maximizing project benefits even when resources are scarce.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 18,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 140</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Is The Corporate Bonus Dead? - All Readers - In it we discuss how you can motivate your team if you no longer have access to the traditional, and now much reviled, option of handing out cash bonuses.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 17,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Motivating Without Bonuses</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Keeping your team happy without a check - All Readers - In today&#39;s economy, many companies have had to cut bonuses paid to staff. But how can you keep your team motivated without that cash incentive? Learn about some strategies that will help.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 13,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Minority Influence Strategy</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Changing people&#39;s minds... despite the odds - All Members - Even if you&#39;re the only one who holds a point of view, it&#39;s possible to convince the majority. Use these guidelines to do this!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 11,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Herzberg&#39;s Motivators and Hygiene Factors</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learn how to motivate your team - All Readers - Money motivates some people to work harder, but for others, all it does is discourage them from leaving. And this classic theory explains why.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 10,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Toffler&#39;s Stability Zones</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Finding peace amid chaos - All Members - If you&#39;re stressed at work, it can help to have somewhere peaceful to rest and re-energize. Find out how to use &quot;Stability Zones&quot; to do this.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 06,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 139</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Take Control (BEFORE you feel stressed!) - All Readers - In it we show you a great way to pinpoint the causes of stress in your life, because it&#39;s Stress Busting Week in the Career Excellence Club!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 03,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Cognitive Restructuring</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Reducing stress by changing the way you think - All Members - Find out how to understand negative moods and turn the thinking that lies behind them from negative to positive.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Nov 02,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Knowledge Management</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making the Most of Intellectual Assets - All Readers - Does your organization regularly capture the vital knowledge your team possesses? If not, you might need a knowledge management system. Here&#39;s what you need to know to get started.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 30,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: When Teams Shrink</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Coping with layoffs, and moving on - All Members - Losing your job is obviously profoundly unpleasant. However, it can also be difficult when you&#39;re the one who is left behind. Learn some coping strategies, so that you and your team members can move on after a round of layoffs.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 28,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Overcoming Information Overload</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Strategies for Managing Information - All Readers - It&#39;s easy to feel overwhelmed by the volume of information you receive. Learn some strategies for dealing with information overload]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 27,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding the Impact of Long-term Stress - All Readers - Stress can cause poor health. This stress scale helps you measure how much stress is in your life, and whether you&#39;re at risk of becoming sick.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 23,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Changing People&#39;s Habits</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Encouraging and sustaining new behaviors - All Members - Changing people&#39;s habits is hard work. Successful approaches to changing behavior provide support and training in new practices, but also take account of how an organization&#39;s existing structure can be used to encourage their adoption.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 21,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 138</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Make Your Emails Work for You! - All Readers - In it we look at some powerful techniques that will help your emails get opened and acted upon in the way you want!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 20,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Bad Behavior at Work</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Using clear criteria to identify and deal with problems - All Readers - Bad behavior at work is often a dual problem. It can have significant costs, and it can also be difficult to &quot;prove&quot;. These rules and examples will help you identify offenders and deal with them constructively.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 16,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Do You &quot;Add Value&quot;?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding how you contribute to the bottom line - All Members - Are your actions directly connected to your organization&#39;s success? Do you contribute more value than you receive in compensation? These are important questions to ask when &quot;lean and efficient&quot; are key operating principles.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 14,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Writing Effective Emails</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making sure your messages get read and acted upon - All Readers - Almost everyone suffers from email overload these days, so how do you ensure that your messages get opened, read and elicit the response you want? Find out our top tips for standing out in a crowded inbox.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 09,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Understanding Game Theory</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Using reason to predict future behavior - All Readers - Game theory helps you understand how other people and, in particular, competitors are likely to behave in the future. Learn how to use it to improve your decision making.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 09,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Integrative Negotiation</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Negotiating a &quot;win-win&quot; solution - All Members - Negotiating doesn&#39;t always have to mean fighting. Integrative negotiation allows you to work with, not against, the other party to find a solution that&#39;s better for everyone.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 07,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 137</title>
				<description><![CDATA[How to be a &quot;People Person&quot;! - All Readers - In it we launch our latest self-test quiz to help you assess how good you are at decision making..  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 06,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Getting a New Boss</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Starting an important new relationship in a positive way - All Readers - Getting a new boss can be something to fear, or it can be a new opportunity. If you understand this transition, you can build a great new working relationship.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Oct 02,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Employee Satisfaction Surveys</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning what your people think - All Members - What&#39;s the most effective way to find out what your people think? Ask them. Learn how employee questionnaires can help reveal workplace issues and problems, so that you can start to solve them.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 30,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Good Are Your People Skills?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Short quiz to assess your current skill levels - All Readers - While nurses, teachers, and customer services people have long been expected to have excellent people skills, in today&#39;s team-based workplace all workers need to develop this essential set of competences. Find out how good your people skills are, and what you can do to improve them.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 25,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Business Testing in Projects</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Involving real users as an important testing step - All Members - Successfully launching a new process or system can be difficult. Find out about the importance of business testing, and use our steps to think through your business testing requirements.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 23,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 136</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Keep Your Team Together! - All Readers - In it we look at how to make sure you don&#39;t lose the most valuable members of your team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 22,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mintzberg&#39;s Organizational Configurations</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding the structure of your organization - All Readers - Why are some companies strictly hierarchical whilst others seem to be totally decentralized? Learn about the main organizational types, their advantages and disadvantages, and when they should be used.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 18,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Understanding Strategic Compensation</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Creating the right pay structure - All Members - In many organizations, compensation is the largest operating expense, so you need to ensure that it&#39;s driving the performance you want. Find out how to make the most of your pay structure.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 16,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Organizing Team Decision-making</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Reaching consensus for better decisions - All Readers - Making decisions with a team takes patience, understanding, and time. Learn how best to build team consensus.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 15,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Keeping Valued Team Members</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Restoring commitment to prevent resignations - All Readers - Losing an experienced colleague can seriously affect your team&#39;s productivity. Learn how to spot the early warning signs of unhappiness, and create an environment that encourages people to stay.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 11,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 135</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Build an Exceptional Team, Starting Now! - All Readers - In it, we look at the CONNECT Model for improving team relationships, just one of the tools in our new Team Tools course book, that&#39;s free when you join the Mind Tools Career Excellence Club before Friday, September 18, 2009.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 09,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How to Handle Criticism</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Accepting feedback with good grace - All Members - Criticism can be hard to take. But if you know how to handle it, it can also help you to improve your performance dramatically.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 09,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Why Soft Skills Matter</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making sure your hard skills shine - All Readers - Does your organization promote the development of people-skills? Find out why these skills are increasingly gaining the spotlight compared with hard, technical skills; and learn more about fostering them in your workplace.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 04,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: &quot;Laissez Faire&quot; versus Micromanagement</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting the balance right - All Members - Hands-off or super-involved? These two management styles are complete opposites: find out when you should lean one way or the other with your team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 02,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Team Effectiveness Assessment</title>
				<description><![CDATA[How good is your team? - All Readers - Being a good team member requires skill in a variety of areas key to team performance. Take this quiz to see how well you and your team perform in these. After all, when you know what to work on, it&rsquo;s that much easier to grow and improve! ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sep 01,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Job Crafting</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Shaping your job to fit you better - All Readers - No two people will fill a role in exactly the same way, but there are good reasons why you should actively try to adapt your job to fit your skills and interests. Find out how, here.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 28,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Competing Values Framework</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Analyzing corporate culture - All Members - Corporate culture can affect everything within an organization, and yet it&#39;s often hard to describe. Find out how to categorize your organization, and how you can use your analysis to promote and manage change.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 26,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 134</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Urgent Versus Important: You Choose! - All Readers - In it, we look at how to stay on top of your workload by distinguishing between urgent actions and truly important ones.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 25,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: OODA Loops</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding the decision cycle - All Readers - Find out how the decision-making techniques of a fighter pilot can help you make faster, more accurate business decisions.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 21,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Career Progression in a Flat Organization</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Furthering careers without promotions - All Members - How do you motivate people when promotions aren&#39;t an option? Managing in a flat organization can be a challenge. Find out what you can do in this type of business environment.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 19,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Stress Diary</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Identifying sources of short-term stress - All Readers - Start taking control of your stress by tracking what and who you find stressful, and when you feel this way.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 18,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Generation Y&#39;s First Recession</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Standing out while blending in - All Readers - The economic downturn has come as a serious shock for many Generation Y professionals. If you&#39;re in Generation Y, learn how to keep your job without curtailing your ambition.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 14,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Distributive Bargaining</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Negotiating when you can&#39;t both win - All Members - When it comes to clinching a favorable deal, understanding the mechanics of price negotiation is key to getting what you want. Use this approach to ensure you&rsquo;re never at a disadvantage.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 12,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 133</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Can You Change Human Nature? - All Readers - In it, we look at the conditions that need to be in place for your change project is to have a good chance of success.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 11,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Action Centered Leadership</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Balancing task, team and individual - All Readers - Leading a group involves many tasks, so it&#39;s easy to lose focus, or focus on the wrong things. This tool will help keep you on top of the most important issues.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 07,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Freelancers</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Finding and motivating independent workers - All Members - Freelancers can help you complete work that you don&#39;t have the time or expertise to do yourself. Learn how to hire, manage, and make the best use of freelancers.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 05,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Beckhard and Harris&#39;s Change Equation</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Overcoming resistance to change - All Readers - Implementing major organizational change can be difficult. This technique helps you identify possible problems with your presentational strategy, so that you can better motivate people to change.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 31,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Getting the Most from Training Programs</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Managing your learning - All Members - Training can be fun and exciting, and a great way to learn skills and meet people. But simply showing up and doing the work won&#39;t ensure a successful outcome. Learn how to get more from your training experience.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 29,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 132</title>
				<description><![CDATA[How Good Is Your Decision-Making? - All Readers - In it, we look at the various stages in making a good decision, with a quick self-test to help you identify where you could improve your decision making skills.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 28,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Good Is Your Decision-Making?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Quiz to help you assess your current decision-making skills - All Readers - Decisions are a part of daily life. Take our short quiz to assess your current decision-making practices, and find out how you can improve this vital skill in the workplace.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 24,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Working Abroad</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making the most of an overseas placement - All Members - An overseas work placement is a great opportunity to experience a new culture but it is rarely plain sailing. Get valuable tips to help you survive and thrive during your stay!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 22,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing a Geographically Dispersed Team</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Achieving your goals together, while apart - All Readers - Managing people in different locations can be difficult, and it requires skill and sensitivity. Learn how to coordinate dispersed team members, and their activities, toward a unified goal.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 17,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Exit Interviews</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting feedback from departing staff - All Members - Departing staff can give you some of the most honest feedback you&#39;ll ever get about your organization. Learn how to tap in to this rich source of information.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 15,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 131</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Unblock Your Bottlenecks! - All Readers - In it, we look at how to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in your business processes and get much more done as a result!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 14,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Planning an &quot;Away Day&quot;</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting the most from your off-site meeting - All Readers - A day away from the office can be fun for a team, but conducting an effective and useful event is another matter. Learn how to plan a successful off-site meeting.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 10,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Employer Branding</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Creating a worker friendly culture - All Members - Having an employer brand can help you attract talent, increase productivity, and retain staff. Learn why creating a brand is so important in today&#39;s workplace.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 08,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Maps</title>
				<description><![CDATA[A powerful approach to note taking - All Readers - Mind maps can help you deal with information far more effectively than conventional notes can. Learn how to create them here!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 03,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Life after Job Loss</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Coping with the emotional turmoil - All Readers - Losing a job can be incredibly upsetting and difficult. Learn how to recognize the emotions and setbacks you&#39;re likely to experience, and then deal with them so that you can move forward.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 03,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Team Briefings</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Sharing organizational information efficiently - All Members - Team briefings are often the best way to deliver information. Learn how to plan and deliver effective briefings to improve communication within your team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 01,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 130</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Say "Yes" Wisely! - All Readers - In it, we look at why saying &quot;yes&quot; or &quot;no&quot; aren&#39;t your only options when you&#39;re asked to do something.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 30,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: &quot;Yes&quot; to the Person, &quot;No&quot; to the Task</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Asserting yourself while maintaining relationships - All Readers - Is it hard for you to say &quot;no&quot; without giving up what you need? Learn how to negotiate successfully and meet everyone&#39;s needs, without creating bad feelings.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 26,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Aptitude Testing</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Assessing the potential for success - All Members - Organizations frequently use aptitude tests in recruitment as well as promotion, development, and training. Find out more about them.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 24,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Emotional Labor</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Helping Workers Present a Positive Face - All Readers - Do you need to hide your emotions and true feelings in order to do your work? If so, you&#39;re engaged in emotional labor. Find out more about this fascinating requirement for many jobs.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 19,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Working in a Family Business</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding the pros and cons - All Members - Find out about the advantages and disadvantages of working in a family business, and learn some survival strategies for both family and non-family staff.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 17,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 129</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Motivate Your Team, Improve Performance! - All Readers - In it, we look at a two stage process for improving the performance of your team by boosting your motivation skills.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 16,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Agile Leader</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Adaptability - All Readers - Find out why the best leaders are those who don&#39;t just repeat what&#39;s worked well in the past.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 05,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Conjoint Analysis</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Measuring buyer preferences - All Members - What do people really want from your products? Do they base their buying decisions on one factor, or a combination of factors? Find out how conjoint analysis can help you solve the mystery of consumer preference.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 03,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 128</title>
				<description><![CDATA[How Good Are Your Leadership Skills? - All Readers - In it, we look launch a new self test to help you find out &quot;How good are your leadership skills?&quot;, and announce Leadership Month in the Career Excellence Club with a great offer for members.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 02,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Good Are Your Leadership Skills?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Your key area for improvement? - All Readers - Find out how good your leadership skills are, where you could improve, and how you can move further along the path to effective leadership.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 29,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Knowledge Workers</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting the most from them - All Members - The nature of knowledge work makes it difficult to monitor. Learn how to help knowledge workers reach their full potential.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 27,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Perceptual Positions</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Seeing other points of view - All Readers - Do you find it hard to see things from someone else&#39;s perspective? We&#39;ll show you how to use the perceptual positions technique to improve relationships, at work or anywhere.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 22,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Working with the Media</title>
				<description><![CDATA[How to make a good impression - All Members - Working with the media is not nearly as daunting as many people think. We&#39;ll show you the basics of writing a press release, and how to handle a television or radio interview.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 20,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 127</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Delegate and Thrive! - All Readers - In it, we look why failing to delegate is missing an opportunity to achieve more.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 19,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Contingency Planning</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Developing a good &#39;Plan B&#39; - All Readers - Organizations that don&#39;t make contingency plans often do poorly when operational setbacks occur. Learn why contingency planning is critical to long-term success.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 15,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Contractors</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Hiring, managing, and motivating contract workers - All Members - Working with contract workers has pros and cons. We&#39;ll review what you need to know before you hire an independent contractor for your team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 13,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Force Field Analysis</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Analyzing the pressures for and against change - All Readers - Not sure if your plan is worth implementing? Discover a technique that helps you weigh up the forces for and against change.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 12,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Value Stream Mapping</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making improvements that add value - All Readers - Learn how to identify efficiency improvements that will make a difference to your customers, and increase your bottom line profit.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 08,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Psychological Contract</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Meeting your team&#39;s unspoken expectations - All Members - You may know what&#39;s written in your workers&#39; formal contracts, but do you know what they expect beyond that? Successful management often depends on how well you meet these unwritten expectations.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 06,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 126</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Lead The Way: Better Times Ahead! - All Readers - In it, we look at the leadership skills needed to help people and organizations get through the current downturn.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 05,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Leadership In Hard Times</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Leading and Succeeding, in a Downturn - All Readers - Difficult economic times require a robust set of leadership skills and attitudes. Learn strategies to survive... and become stronger than ever.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 01,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Miles and Snow&#39;s Organizational Strategies</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Aligning organizational structure and strategy - All Members - The way your company responds and adapts to changing market conditions is critical. Learn about the relationship between organizational structure and strategy, and understand four different strategic types.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 29,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Helping new teams perform effectively, quickly - All Readers - New teams take time to gel and mostly go through recognizable stages on the way. Learn what these are and what you can do to facilitate the process.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 27,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Your Emotions at Work</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Controlling your feelings... before they control you - All Readers - Everyone experiences emotions at work. After all, we&#39;re only human. But sometimes our feelings can hurt our productivity. Learn how to manage your emotions constructively.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 24,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Working With Project Sponsors</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Relationship between project manager and project sponsor - All Members - A project sponsor wants change, and has the power and influence to make it happen. Understand the key drivers and responsibilities of a project sponsor, and how to work effectively with yours.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 22,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 125</title>
				<description><![CDATA[What Have You Learned Today, Really? - All Readers - In it, we discuss what you can do to help and motivate your team to learn new skills on the job.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 21,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Brainwriting</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting more from your idea sessions - All Readers - You&#39;ve heard of brainstorming, but how about brainwriting? Learn a technique that many believe generates more, and better, ideas..  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 17,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Interns</title>
				<description><![CDATA[How to find and develop yours - All Members - What value can interns deliver to your organization? We tell you what you need to know about finding, training, and motivating an intern.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 15,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Running Effective Meetings</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Establishing an Objective and Sticking to It - All Readers - Bad meetings can drain our energy, test our patience, and waste our time. In a good meeting, you can accomplish a lot. Find out the key elements that go into running a focused, effective meeting.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 14,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Success Programming</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Affirming your successful future - All Members - You know that old phrase &#39;Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can&#39;t, you&#39;re right&#39;? Well, here&#39;s an effective technique for helping you believe you CAN achieve success.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 10,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Encouraging Learning in the Workplace</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Helping others learn - All Readers - Managers, supervisors, and experienced team members are often expected to train others, formally or informally. Learn how to facilitate an effective training session, and prepare yourself for this rewarding challenge.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 08,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 124</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Dynamic Decision-Making! - All Readers - In it, we look at how you can make sure you&#39;re going about making any decision in an appropriate way, and we also discuss strategies for overcoming information overload.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 07,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Dynamics of Decision Making</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Hear what people are really saying - All Readers - Decision making can be difficult. Learn to use a solid decision-making framework and a variety of associated tools&hellip; and improve your ability to choose the best alternative.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 03,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Queuing Models</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Optimizing service and resources - All Members - Long wait lines can lead to frustrated customers. Learn more about queues, and how you can optimize service to both internal and external customers.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 01,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Active Listening</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Hear what people are really saying - All Readers - Listening isn&#39;t the &quot;poor relation&quot; of speaking and writing. But it often gets less attention than these other communication skills. Learn how to listen effectively.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 31,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Overcoming Information Overload</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Strategies for managing information - All Readers - It&#39;s easy to feel overwhelmed by the volume of information you receive. Learn some strategies for dealing with information overload]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 27,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Volunteers</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Finding the right balance - All Members - Supervising workers with no pay or contracts can challenge your management skills. Find out how to get the most from your volunteer team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 25,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 123</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspire Your Audience, Always! - All Readers - In it, we look at a process which top presenters use to ensure that their presentations are always compelling.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 24,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Project Issue Management</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Identifying and resolving issues - All Members - Issues, problems, conflicts, inconsistencies&hellip; whatever you call them, you have to deal with them effectively. Learn how to develop a plan to report, investigate, and resolve issues before they harm your project.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 20,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 122</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspirational Authenticity! - All Readers - In it, leadership expert Bruna Martinuzzi explains the hallmarks of truly effective leaders.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 17,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Talisman of Leadership, Authenticity</title>
				<description><![CDATA[By Bruna Martinuzzi - All Readers - Are you the kind of person that others want to follow? Discover the key traits and behaviors of an authentic leader.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 17,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Developing a Competency Framework</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Linking company objectives and personal performance - All Readers - Success in a role requires a specific set of competencies that relate to the job, as well as to the organization&#39;s goals. Learn how to create a competency framework for your company.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 13,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Linear Programming</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Optimizing your limited resources - All Members - Learn how you can use linear programming techniques to optimize your use of limited resources.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 11,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: A Happy Ending</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Wrapping up your current role before moving on - All Readers - Promotions and other job transitions can be hard. We&#39;ll show you how to tie up your current work so you don&#39;t leave your boss, or your former colleagues, with any loose ends.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 06,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Dealing with Difficult People</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning to fight back... on your terms - Premium Members - Are some people at your office &#39;difficult&#39; to be around? Are they sometimes rude, or simply unkind? We&#39;ll show you how to deal effectively with these people, without going crazy.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 04,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 121</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Get Your Views Respected! - All Readers - In it, we share how you can make your business reports pack a punch every time, and we also ask for HR Managers&#39; help with a new mini-survey.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 03,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Good are Your Motivation Skills?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Discover key factors for building a motivated team - All Readers - Are your team members performing at their peak? Or could your motivation skills do with a boost? Take our quiz to help you identify which of your motivational practices needs a little work.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 03,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Writing Reports</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Using the business report format - All Readers - Writing a business report can be challenging, but following a standard format will help you stay focused and concise. We&#39;ll show you a proven format, and explain why it&#39;s so important to use.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 27,2009</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 119</title>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 117</title>
				<description><![CDATA[2009: Gloomy or Glittering? - All Readers - In it we encourage you to opt for a glittering 2009 and dispel the current gloom. Start with our article on creating job satisfaction!  ]]></description>
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