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		<title>It will never work</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Change, applying new and disruptive methods to operations and problem solving, is always a gamble, and always generates resistance, and many times will not solve the problem. 

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		<title>Start the year – forgiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Give yourself the opportunity to forgive others this holiday season.

Give yourself permission to forget whatever happened in the past

Give yourself the chance to start over

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		<title>Happy New Year 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Happy New Year 2009 to all!<br/>
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		<title>SAPICA 2008 – The footwear and leather goods fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Educating the workforce = strategic advantage?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday I mentioned the move toward global government investment in education as a means to assume leadership status and to remain competitive in the future.  Link

Are individual companies...<br/>
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		<title>Our future depends on education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the past months I have noticed a new trend among forward thinking governments.

Massive investment in education as a tool to increase their advantage in the world economy.

The trend is on...<br/>
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		<title>The challenge of international business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I love international business. 

It's difficult, time consuming, requires more resources than selling in the national market, it's complicated, frustrating, complex and incomprehensible at times.

It...<br/>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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It is not easy to be a leader, or to maintain a position of leadership.

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