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	<description>Guiding Leaders and Their Teams to Superior Performance</description>
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		<title>Are We Pushing the Limits a Bit Too Far?</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/03/03/are-we-pushing-the-limits-a-bit-too-far/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday of last week, I headed to D.C. to speak to the Georgetown Leadership Coaching alumnae conference.  The entire day was great!
But&#8230;on the way there, I made a big mistake.  As I crossed over into Virginia, I was simply not paying attention.  The speed limit dropped from 70 to 65, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn a Necessary Evil Into an Incredible Business Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/02/25/turn-a-necessary-evil-into-an-incredible-business-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I had someone tell me that they were &#8220;Going to go ahead with the training they had scheduled, because it is one of those &#8216;necessary&#8217; evils.&#8221;
I then went about explaining what coaching and training was all about&#8230;that it was about building people&#8217;s strengths, teaching them how to save more money, how to get more clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 3 Reasons You Need to Think Twice Before Cutting Your Leadership Development Budget During a Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/02/12/the-3-reasons-you-need-to-think-twice-before-cutting-your-leadership-development-budget-during-a-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/02/12/the-3-reasons-you-need-to-think-twice-before-cutting-your-leadership-development-budget-during-a-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learning and Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[leadership development in tough times]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article in the Wall Street Journal from this past week is worth a read by anyone and everyone who is in business.
As I have mentioned in previous posts, it is not uncommon for people to start slashing their leadership development budgets during a recession, and this is risky business.  There are 3 main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Star Leader Blog Named In The Top 100 Leadership Blogs by Best Universities</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/02/05/five-star-leader-blog-named-in-the-top-100-leadership-blogs-by-best-universities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/02/05/five-star-leader-blog-named-in-the-top-100-leadership-blogs-by-best-universities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[best universitiies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[top leadership blogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to Christina Laun of Best Universities blog for naming the Five Star Leader Blog in her list of top 100 leadership blogs.  We are listed as one of the tops in the Team Leadership Category. 











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		<title>The 5 Fears that Keep Senior Leaders from Enjoying Gen Y</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/02/04/the-5-fears-that-keep-senior-leaders-from-enjoying-gen-y/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/02/04/the-5-fears-that-keep-senior-leaders-from-enjoying-gen-y/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Team Building]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/?p=543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am convinced that the quality of our living is directly proportional to the quality of our relationships, and it is not uncommon for our relationships to suffer when we are fearful or we feel threated by another person or group of people.
As I am traveling around the country, I am hearing questions and comments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will You Survive the Down Economy? Before You Start Cutting Money and People, Answer These 10 Questions.</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/01/15/will-you-survive-the-down-economy-before-you-start-cutting-money-and-people-answer-these-10-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/01/15/will-you-survive-the-down-economy-before-you-start-cutting-money-and-people-answer-these-10-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[how to survive a down economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My husband Mike and I had dinner out last night (was a great break after a long day.) The restaurant we chose is one that has great food, but&#8230;.the service is sometimes a bit on the slow side. The last time we ate there the service was just downright lousy. I was served the wrong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Strategies for Improving Accountability</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/01/05/5-strategies-for-improving-accountability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2009/01/05/5-strategies-for-improving-accountability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[improving leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[productive teams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/?p=502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When is John going to get me that report?&#8221;
&#8220;What is going on with the marketing report? When are they going to finish that thing?&#8221;
&#8220;I can&#8217;t believe Mary is so late in making those phone calls.&#8221;
&#8220;Okay&#8230;who dropped the ball this time?&#8221;
&#8220;Hey&#8230;that&#8217;s not MY job.&#8221; 
Does this sound familiar? If so, your  team may be faced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Smothering and Shushing Your Talent?</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2008/12/11/are-you-smothering-and-shushing-your-talent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2008/12/11/are-you-smothering-and-shushing-your-talent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Talent development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[developing talent]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/?p=501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each day I speak with leaders who are in the quest for finding top talent.  And&#8230;they usually find a way to woo them into the company.
The challenge is this:  Once the talent is in the door, it is not uncommon for the leaders and the culture to smother and &#8220;shush&#8221; this new talent. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have the Courage to Follow Your Talent to the Dark Place Where it Leads?</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2008/12/10/do-you-have-the-courage-to-follow-your-talent-to-the-dark-place-where-it-leads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2008/12/10/do-you-have-the-courage-to-follow-your-talent-to-the-dark-place-where-it-leads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Self Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[discovering your key strengths and assets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
&#8220;Everyone has talent.  What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.&#8221;  ~Erica Jong
Everyone has talent, yet the thing I notice more often than not is that most people don&#8217;t put the effort they need to put in so that they can grow, change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Give Up Too Soon?</title>
		<link>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2008/12/08/do-you-give-up-too-soon-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/2008/12/08/do-you-give-up-too-soon-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bea Fields</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[crucial convesations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[perseverence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fivestarleader.com/fivestarleaderblog/?p=499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The thing that I think I most admired about the way President Elect Obama ran his campaign did not have to do with his charisma or calm demeanor&#8230;it had to do with his willingness to stick to the course&#8230;his perseverence was most impressive.  He stayed on course, continued to speak the same message, had [...]]]></description>
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