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				<title>Mind Tools: Changing Career Within Your Organization</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Staying challenged with a new role - All Members - You don&#39;t have to move company to change your career. Find out how to do this without leaving your current organization. ]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 161</title>
				<description><![CDATA[A Good Decision - Every Time - 31st Aug 2010]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Preventing Manager Dependency</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Teaching your team to be more independent - All Readers - Does your team depend on you too much? Learn how to train team members to rely less on you]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Building Rapport in Coaching</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Developing mutual understanding and trust - All Members - Building trust and rapport is vital for developing effective relationships. Find out how you can build and maintain rapport with the people you&#39;re coaching.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Part-Time Staff</title>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Well Do You Delegate?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Discover ways to achieve more - All Readers - Assigning work to others is an important part of getting things done efficiently. Take our test, and find out how to improve your delegation skills.  ]]></description>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Getting Noticed</title>
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				<pubDate>Aug 20,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Organizing Disorganized People</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Motivating Your Team to Change - All Members - Do you work with people who are disorganized? If so, learn some effective strategies to help them organize themselves]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 18,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 160</title>
				<description><![CDATA[From Expert to Manager, Successfully! - All Readers - Find out how to make the transition to manager and leader a successful one.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 17,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: From Technical Expert to Manager</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning management skills - All Readers - Are you in a management role because of your technical ability? Find out about the skills you&#39;ll need to succeed as a manager, and as a leader.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 13,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: High-Performance Coaching</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Achieving full potential - All Members - Find out what high-performance coaching is, and learn how you can use it to help people to be at their best.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 12,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing in the UK</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Working in a Different Culture - All Members - Working in the United Kingdom can be quite different from other countries. Learn what to do, and what not to do, with your new team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 11,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Keep It Simple</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Avoiding confusion and complexity - All Members - Simple is memorable and understandable. Find out why &quot;less is more,&quot; and how you can make complex information easier to understand.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 10,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How to Be Patient</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning to stay calm - All Readers - Impatience damages relationships. Learn how to become more patient at work and at home.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 06,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Managing suppliers effectively - All Members - Learn how to categorize your suppliers, so that you can manage them effectively.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Aug 04,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 159</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making Hiring Easier! - All Readers - Learn how psychometric tests can help you in recruitment, and in your own career development.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 03,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Psychometric Testing</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Measuring &quot;hidden&quot; traits - All Readers - It can be difficult to objectively assess traits such as personality, attitude, and values. Find out how psychometric testing can help you measure these &quot;hidden&quot; attributes.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 30,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: What Is Coaching?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding what coaching is - All Members - Coaching is great for developing people&#39;s skills and abilities. Find out what it is, and learn how you can use it to boost performance.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 29,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Meditation for Stress Management</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Simple meditation techniques - All Members - Meditation can be an effective way of dealing with stress. Learn some meditation techniques you can use in the workplace.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 28,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: AIDA: Attention-Interest-Desire-Action</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Inspiring action with your writing - All Readers - Everything you write needs to grab your audience&#39;s attention. Find out how to attract interest and inspire action with AIDA.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 27,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Persuasion Tools Model</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Finding the right negotiation style - All Readers - Are you an effective negotiator? This model can help you improve your negotiation skills, by highlighting which approach is best for you.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 23,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Iron Triangle of Project Management</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Balancing your budget, scope, and schedule - All Members - In project management, the three constraints of budget, scope and schedule are closely linked. Find out how to deliver your projects successfully within this &quot;iron triangle.&quot;  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 21,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 158</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Work Smarter! - All Readers - Find out how to use the ideas behind lean manufacturing to cut &quot;waste&quot; and be more productive.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 20,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Deciding Whether to Invest - All Readers - Find out how you can use NPVs and IRRs to compare investment options, and decide whether or not to go ahead with projects.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 16,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Informal Coaching for Managers</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Knowing When to be a Coach - All Members - Informal coaching is a great way of dealing with issues before they get out of control. Find out how to use this type of coaching as part of your management approach.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 15,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Big Five Personality Traits Model</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding if people&#39;s personalities fit their roles - All Members - Is your job a good fit with your personality? And are you recruiting people with the right personalities for their jobs? Find out here.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 14,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: What Are Your Values?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Deciding what&#39;s most important in life - All Members - Life, at work and at home, can be much easier when you know your values. Find out how knowing your values can help you, and learn how you can define yours.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 13,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Lean Manufacturing</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Working more efficiently - All Readers - Everything you do in your work processes should add value. Learn how to identify wasteful practices, reduce costs, and increase quality.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 09,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Program Management</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Structuring projects as part of a program - All Members - Programs are groups of related projects. Find out how to structure a program, and learn which activities you should manage at program level.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 07,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 157</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Self-Motivation Made Easy! - All Readers - Struggling to motivate yourself? Find out what you can do, and enjoy the satisfaction of a job done!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 06,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Self-Mastery</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning personal leadership - All Readers - Mastering your emotions and actions is a vital skill. Learn why self-mastery is important, and how you can improve yours.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jul 02,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Formal Warnings</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding and issuing them - All Members - Formal warnings are likely to be part of your organization&#39;s disciplinary procedure. Find out when and how you should use them.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 30,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Wheel of Life</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Finding balance in your life - All Readers - When you&#39;re focused on work or a special project, it&#39;s easy to forget about the important areas of life. Learn how to identify which areas you need to pay more attention to.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 29,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing in India</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Achieving success in a new culture - All Readers - Will you be managing in India? Find out how to adapt your management style to get the best results from your team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 25,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Motivating Yourself</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Practical tools and strategies - All Members - Need some extra motivation to get things done? Learn how to motivate yourself to do those undesirable tasks.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 23,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 156</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Multitaskers Beware! - All Readers - Find out why multitasking isn&#39;t effective, and learn better ways of getting everything done.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 22,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Multitasking</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Can it help you get more done? - All Readers - Multitasking can actually reduce your efficiency. Find out how to get out of the multitasking habit.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 18,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Coaching Through Change</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Helping people embrace change - All Members - Coaching is useful for helping people understand the change that&#39;s happening within an organization. Find out how you can coach this way.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 17,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mentoring Skills</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Using your knowledge and experience to help others - All Members - Learn what makes a good mentor, and find out how you can develop your mentoring skills.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 16,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Impact Analysis</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Identifying the full consequences of change - All Members - Changes rarely happen in isolation. Learn how to analyze the impact of proposed changes systematically and avoid unpleasant surprises.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 15,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Good Are Your Change Management Skills?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Find out which change management skills you need to improve - All Readers - Do you know how to plan and implement change effectively? Take our quiz to find out which change management skills you need to develop.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 11,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Developing &quot;Character&quot;</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning how to stand your ground - All Members - We all need to stand our ground sometimes. Find out what character is, and learn how to develop and defend it.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 09,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 155</title>
				<description><![CDATA[New Role? Make a Real Impact! - All Readers - Find out what you should focus on in those first critical months in a new role, and take advantage of our special offer!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 08,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: What is Leadership?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Leadership means different things to different people - All Readers - What do leaders actually do? Find out what leadership really is, and how you can become a better leader yourself.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 04,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Coaching for Talent Development</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Helping people become more effective - All Members - Coaching is one of the most effective ways of developing talent. Find out how to use coaching to improve people&#39;s performance, and reach your organization&#39;s goals.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 03,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Outsourcing Decision Matrix</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Analyzing the make-or-buy decision - All Members - When should you outsource a task, and when should you keep it in-house? The Outsourcing Decision Matrix helps you make the best decision for your situation.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 02,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Building the Trust of Your New Team</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting Real and Living the &quot;We&quot; in Team - All Members - To create a high performing team, your team must believe in you as a person and a leader. Find out how to build your team&#39;s trust.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Jun 01,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Blue Ocean Strategy</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Leaving your competition far behind - All Readers - Learn how to make your competitors irrelevant, by creating products and services that your customers can&#39;t resist.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 28,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Project Charters</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting your project off to a good start - All Members - Get your new project off to a great start by ensuring that your project team and stakeholders understand your project goals.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 26,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 154</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Get Well and Truly ORGANIZED! - All Readers - Learn how to be more organized. Achieve more, waste less time AND experience more job satisfaction!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 25,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Betari Box</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Linking attitude and behavior - All Readers - Have you ever worked with someone whose bad mood affected the whole office? Learn how attitude affects behavior, and how to stop cycles of negativity.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 21,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Coaching with Feedback</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Helping your people to improve their performance - All Members - Coaching is one of the most effective ways of improving an individual&#39;s performance. Learn how to use feedback as a coaching tool for developing talent in your team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 20,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: StrengthsFinder</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Discovering your true potential - All Members - Have you ever wondered what your true strengths are? Learn how to discover your natural talents with this popular self-assessment, based on Gallup research.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 19,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How to Be Organized</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Taking control of your day - All Readers - How much time do you waste every day due to disorganization? This article covers best practices, tools, and tips for organizing your work life.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 14,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Weisbord&#39;s Six-Box Model</title>
				<description><![CDATA[A starting point for diagnosing organizational issues - All Members - Weisbord&#39;s Six-Box Model gives you a good starting point for evaluating your organization&#39;s performance, by looking at six areas that are fundamental for success.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 12,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 153</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Time for Someone New? - All Readers - As economies start to pick up, the hiring freeze is over for many managers. Find out when and how to expand YOUR team.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 11,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Why Do Projects Fail?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning how to avoid project failure - All Readers - Projects can &quot;fail&quot; for many reasons, not delivering to cost or quality, missing the deadline, or simply not meeting expectations. Find out how you can avoid these outcomes.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 07,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mehrabian&#39;s Communication Model</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning to communicate clearly - All Members - To communicate a message effectively, we have to do more than choose the right words. Learn why tone of voice and facial expression can be much more important.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>May 05,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: When to Create a New Role</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Choosing the right time to expand your team - All Readers - Your team&#39;s workload is increasing. Should you hire a new worker now, or wait until your team is overworked? This article helps you decide.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 30,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Ohmae&#39;s 3C Model</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Bringing together different aspects of strategic thinking - All Members - Your business strategy determines how you&#39;re going to win in your marketplace. Learn how to bring together different strands of strategic thinking for maximum impact.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 28,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 152</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Is Your Team STILL Motivated? - All Readers - Reenergize your team with Sirota&#39;s Three Factor Theory of Motivation.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 27,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Leadership Continuum</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Balancing control with your team&#39;s need for freedom - All Readers - When should you focus on the task, and when on the team? Learn about the Tannenbaum-Schmidt continuum to answer this question.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 23,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Dealing With Lateness</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Solving Punctuality Problems - All Members - Habitual lateness can be exceptionally frustrating, and it can hurt the careers of those who are guilty of it. Whether the latecomer is you or someone on your team, learn how to deal with it.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 21,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Sirota Three-Factor Theory</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Keeping employees enthusiastic - All Readers - David Sirota believes that people come to the workplace already motivated, but companies let them down. Find out how his theory tells us to improve the workplace and promote enthusiasm.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 20,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Gardner&#39;s Multiple Intelligences</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Distinguishing individual profiles of intelligence - All Readers - How do you define intelligence? Learn about a popular model of intelligence that proposes that being smart is more than just being good with words and numbers.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 16,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Conducting a Project Healthcheck</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Finding out how a project is progressing - All Members - Project healthchecks can help you get a project back on track. Find out how to run them here.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 14,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 151</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Communicate, Communicate, Communicate! - All Readers - Learn what the 7 Cs of communication are and catch up with all of the other new career-enhancing resources at MindTools.com.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 13,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Hackman and Oldham&#39;s Job Characteristics</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Understanding the basis of job enrichment - All Readers - Workplace motivation is at the core of people&#39;s performance at work, and job design is a key element of this. Learn more about an important approach to job enrichment.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 09,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Accounting for Time</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making best use of a precious resource - All Members - We often discuss time management from a personal productivity perspective. But how do you manage time on an organizational level? Find out here!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 07,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing Presentation Nerves</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Coping with the fear within - All Readers - Delivering a presentation is common source of fear and nervous anticipation. Learn the tips and tricks that help you deliver cool, calm presentations that inspire and impress.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 06,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The 7 Cs of Communication</title>
				<description><![CDATA[A checklist for clear communication - All Readers - For all sorts of reasons, it&#39;s vital to communicate effectively at work. The 7 Cs of Communication give us a checklist for making sure we create our messages as effectively as possible.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Apr 02,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Break-even Analysis</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Determining when a product becomes profitable - All Members - Using Break-even Analysis, you can quickly and easily determine if a project is likely to contribute to the bottom line, and then decide whether to pursue it further.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 31,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Bloom&#39;s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning at the right level - All Readers - How much should you learn about a new topic? With this well-established tool, you&#39;ll be able to diagnose your current level of understanding and determine how much more you need to know ensure success. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 26,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Improve Your Concentration</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Achieving focus amid distractions - All Members - From time to time, we can all struggle to focus on our work. In this article, we&#39;ll discuss strategies for improving your concentration.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 24,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 150</title>
				<description><![CDATA[A Milestone to Celebrate! - All Readers - We celebrate the publication of our 150th newsletter by offering readers our Celebration Team Productivity Bonus Pack, worth $150, when they join the Career Excellence Club.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 23,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Dealing with Office Politics</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Navigating the minefield - All Members - Whether or not you enjoy the jockying for position and favor that is office politics, you need to understand it, and be able to hold your own. We show you how.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 23,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Writing Meeting Notes</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Creating effective, actionable records - All Readers - Want to write meeting notes that actually get read? This article will show you how.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 19,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Rumors in the Workplace</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Managing and preventing them - All Members - Rumors in the workplace can destroy productivity and harm morale. Learn how to use communication as your primary tool for managing, and ultimately preventing, rumors at work.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 17,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 149</title>
				<description><![CDATA[On Time and On Budget, Always? - All Readers - Most of us need to deliver &quot;projects&quot;, even if we don&#39;t work in a formal project environment. But how good are your project management skills?, Find out with our latest self-test here in this newsletter!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 16,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How Good Are Your Project Management Skills?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Skills required by project managers - All Readers - Project management involves using basic management skills as well as knowing numerous specialist techniques. Take our quiz to identify areas where you can expand your skills.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 12,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Disney Creative Strategy</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Fusing imagination and planning - All Members - Walt Disney had a set formula for bringing his ideas to life on screen. Learn how you can use the same strategy to successfully brainstorm and plan your next project.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 10,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Gantt Charts</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Planning and scheduling more complex projects - All Readers - Gantt charts are one of THE core of project management, and are often produced in Microsoft Project. Learn how to interpret, and construct them.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 09,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Doing More than One Job</title>
				<description><![CDATA[How to juggle multiple roles at work - All Readers - Doing two jobs can be challenging, but also full of opportunity. In this article, we&#39;ll look at how to manage multiple responsibilities successfully.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 05,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Project and Program Governance</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Using Senior Management Support to Ensure Project Success - All Members - Find out why steering groups, panels of experts, and oversight teams are not time-consuming irritants, but can actually help you make your project a success.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 03,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 148</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Smart Purchasing Counts! - All Readers - In it we show you how classifying and managing the purchases an organization or team makes can have a big effect on profitability.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mar 02,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Is This a &quot;Morning&quot; Task?</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Scheduling important activities for the right time of day - All Readers - When should you schedule your most important tasks? Find out when you have high and low energy, and schedule yourself accordingly to get more done.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 26,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Managing &quot;Rogues&quot;</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Controlling disruptive people - All Members - Does someone at work refuse to follow the rules, or try to use the system to his or her advantage? These behaviors, if left uncorrected, can cause serious problems. Find out how to manage these &quot;rogues&quot;, and control their actions.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 24,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Action Priority Matrix</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Making the very most of your opportunities - All Members - Categorize the items on your to-do list according to the effort they require, and the impact they&#39;ll have, and find out which are &quot;quick wins&quot; and which are &quot;thankless tasks&quot;.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 23,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: How to Write a Business Case</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Getting approval and funding for your project - All Members - Learn how to get clear authorization for your project to proceed, by setting out exactly what your project will and won&#39;t do, early in the project&#39;s lifecycle.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 19,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Kraljic Portfolio Purchasing Model</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Assessing risk and maximizing profits - All Readers - Purchasing is an important function in most organizations, and it often has a significant impact on profit. This tool helps you develop the right long-term purchasing strategy.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 17,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Mind Tools Newsletter 147</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Coach Yourself! - All Readers - In it we show you three great ways to boost your career]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 16,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Coach Yourself to Success</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Learning to help yourself - All Readers - It takes planning to increase your chances of success in any venture, and in your life. Follow these steps, and enjoy the success that follows!  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 12,2010</pubDate>
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				<title>Mind Tools: The Hogan Development Survey</title>
				<description><![CDATA[Identifying career derailing behaviors - All Members - Sometimes, the things we do can limit our careers without us being aware of it. The Hogan Development Survey can help you uncover behaviors that interfere with productivity, interpersonal success, and career advancement. Find out more about it here.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Feb 10,2010</pubDate>
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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>
				<pubDate>Feb 09,2010</pubDate>
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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>
				<pubDate>Feb 05,2010</pubDate>
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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>
				<pubDate>Feb 03,2010</pubDate>
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				<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>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Dialogue Mapping</title>
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				<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>
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				<title>Mind Tools: Combining Parenthood and Work</title>
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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>
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