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		<title>You (yes, YOU!) are a brand</title>
		<link>http://theleadersbrand.com/2013/06/18/you-are-a-brand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Tony Bolden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
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		<title>The Musings of a Sales Leader</title>
		<link>http://theleadersbrand.com/2013/05/20/the-musings-of-a-sales-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Tony Bolden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a regular reader of this blog, you&#8217;re keenly aware of my affinity for sales leadership (and sales in general&#8230;what can I say, it&#8217;s been my profession all of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleadersbrand.com&#038;blog=20780004&#038;post=575&#038;subd=theleadersbrand&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders Influence Engagement</title>
		<link>http://theleadersbrand.com/2013/03/27/leaders-influence-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Tony Bolden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to find a common understanding of the concept of employee engagement has become almost as elusive as trying to define leadership. As Dilbert&#8217;s boss (above) confirms, &#8220;engagement&#8221; has evolved into [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleadersbrand.com&#038;blog=20780004&#038;post=567&#038;subd=theleadersbrand&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Do You See?</title>
		<link>http://theleadersbrand.com/2013/02/04/what-do-you-see/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Tony Bolden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s lots of talk about &#8220;visionary leadership&#8221; &#8211; especially these days where leaders are expected to be able to see clearly in order to guide their organizations to greatness. The [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleadersbrand.com&#038;blog=20780004&#038;post=557&#038;subd=theleadersbrand&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Apple, Spoiled Bunch</title>
		<link>http://theleadersbrand.com/2013/01/28/bad-apple-spoiled-bunch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Tony Bolden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competency Modeling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s true: a bad apple can indeed spoil the whole bunch&#8230;or at least severely impair said bunch. As I&#8217;ve written in the past, I believe that poor leadership can resonate [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleadersbrand.com&#038;blog=20780004&#038;post=551&#038;subd=theleadersbrand&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Sales” Involves SELLING!</title>
		<link>http://theleadersbrand.com/2013/01/21/sales-involves-selling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Tony Bolden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, the folks over at the blogazine &#8220;Linked 2 Leadership&#8221; posted my latest article for them: Sales Leader: Heal Thyself! Throughout my recent interactions with colleagues, I’m hearing more [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleadersbrand.com&#038;blog=20780004&#038;post=547&#038;subd=theleadersbrand&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Peril of “Blending In”</title>
		<link>http://theleadersbrand.com/2013/01/16/the-peril-of-blending-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Tony Bolden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago, I read an interesting article posted on the website for CBS News. In his article &#8220;5 Behaviors That Can Get You Fired&#8221;, Dave Johnson listed common-sense reasons [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theleadersbrand.com&#038;blog=20780004&#038;post=537&#038;subd=theleadersbrand&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The “Non-Resolution” Resolution</title>
		<link>http://theleadersbrand.com/2013/01/03/the-nonresolution-resolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Tony Bolden</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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