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		<title>How to Develop Your Staff Skills Without Breaking the Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[how to develop your staff]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[staff development]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When I visit clients, the conversation often turns to how their staff could do with further development. That&#8217;s music to my ears, as that&#8217;s the service I offer! But a fundamental question...<br/>
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		<title>How to Effectively Deal With Confrontation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Of all the skills managers want to have improved, communication pretty much comes up there at the top. Along with negotiating a higher salary, of course! But communication is such a broad subject. I...<br/>
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		<title>Dealing With Defensive Reactions From Others</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So, you&#8217;ve made all the plans on how to deal with that difficult situation. You know exactly what you are going to say to that person. You are confident that you&#8217;ve considered all the...<br/>
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		<title>When Not To Use Email</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conflict Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email sins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[when not to use email]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.m-t-d.co.uk/blog/?p=2687</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s often said these days that we have never had as much information as we have today, and never communicated less than we do today. There&#8217;s some element of truth in that. How many times...<br/>
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		<title>Is This Person Ready For Promotion?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appraisals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decision Making Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job Skills & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being promoted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How do I get promoted]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a more commonly-asked question than it might appear. Should I actually promote the person I am considering is right for the advanced role, or should I ensure they have the attributes,...<br/>
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		<title>How To Encourage Learning and Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Development Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knowledge Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[how people learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to coach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How we learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kolb learning cycle]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.m-t-d.co.uk/blog/?p=2655</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many companies have cut back on their training budgets in today&#8217;s economic climate, as they put their attention on surviving and ensuring every penny is well-invested. But this doesn&#8217;t...<br/>
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		<title>Being Powerfully Positive…The Can-Do Attitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interpersonal Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communicating effectively]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to communicate in the workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managing your attitude]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.m-t-d.co.uk/blog/?p=2648</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many of the comments we get on our courses revolve around the way that people communicate with each other at work. Sometimes people can be pretty hard to each other, and relationships can be strained...<br/>
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		<title>Should You Set the Vision, Lead the Team or Produce Results?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Continuous Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating a vision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[improve your management skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management versus leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[producing results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[setting the vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.m-t-d.co.uk/blog/?p=2639</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are many leadership ideas out there that seem, at times, to be over-complicated and a bit unwieldy. Often, management is quite a simply design with some detail woven in among the fabric of...<br/>
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		<title>The Power Of The Management Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interpersonal Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How the mind works]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Think like a manager]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.m-t-d.co.uk/blog/?p=2621</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The human mind has been a fascination for me for many years. Interestingly, around 90% of what we know about the human brain has been discovered in the last 15 years. This has profound effects on how...<br/>
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		<title>How Management and Leadership Have Changed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean McPheat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[How management has changed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management and leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management and leadership skills]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Boy, how times have changed! We were discussing the Sinclair C5 in the office this week and many here had never even heard of it, let alone seen one! Launched during a by-gone age (1985!), it became...<br/>
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