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		<title>Authentic Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence – What’s Your Choice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NEW!Listen to the Audio Version My Shiny New Object In April, I was approached by a developer who created a &#8216;pilot&#8217; podcast episode based on a recent blog post. It was a deeper dive discussion between me (my cloned voice) and an artificial partner.  I was impressed with the content and the speed of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Should You Celebrate Next… and Why It Matters More Than You Think</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Listen to the Audio Version I have been known to ask leaders I coach a simple question: What should we celebrate next? At first, it can feel like an odd place to start.  Most leadership conversations tend to focus on what’s next on the agenda… what’s behind schedule… or what needs attention right now. Those are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Power of Connection</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even my AI clone knows: Connection requires more than a text In this 7-minute &#8216;Leadership Deep-Dive,&#8217; I’ve tasked an AI version of my voice to sit down with an AI host  &#8216;Alex&#8217; to explore the themes of this post. While the audio is synthesized, the message on High-Touch Leadership is 100% human-driven. Listen in while [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>“It Depends”: Discover How Leaders Use Questions to Deepen Team Judgment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NEW!Listen to the Audio Version Discover a Simple Leadership Opportunity In leadership conversations, few moments are more revealing than when a team asks for a quick answer. Should we do this? Is this the right approach? Can we move forward? The temptation for experienced leaders, especially, is to respond decisively. To provide clarity. To resolve [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why I Struggled with an Office Etiquette Quiz (and Why You Might Too)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently took a workplace/office etiquette quiz published by The Wall Street Journal. I expected it to be straightforward. Ten questions. Common sense. A quick check-in on professional norms. Instead, I found myself pausing with most of the 10 questions.  The questions weren’t difficult because they were obscure. They were difficult because the answer choices [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Sugar Plum Factor</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Listen to the Audio Version Every December, something curious happens.Perfectly competent adults begin drifting in and out of focus, juggling year-end deadlines with visions of sugar plums, peppermint bark, or simply January. Some speed up. Some shut down. Some disappear into an endless loop of holiday parties, school concerts, and Amazon deliveries. I call this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Time Management Breakthroughs: Blending Human Insight with AI</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Time Management Formula HI + AI = Breakthrough Time Strategies Allow me to translate the formula above. It’s not math. It’s leadership. The blend of old-school awareness and new-school tools is where real breakthroughs happen. HI is Human Insight.  Years ago, we didn&#8217;t need to differentiate between HI and AI. AI  of course, is Artificial [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Words That Move People: How Emotional Leadership Communication Drives Action</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Leadership AI Deep-Dive In this short audio exploration, I’ve tasked an AI version of my voice to sit down with host &#8216;Alex&#8217; to dive deeper into the mindsets discussed in this post. While the audio is synthesized, the insights are 100% human-driven. Listen while you&#8217;re on the move. Watch: The Power of Words in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Leadership Blind Spot That Undermines Your Influence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Listen to the Audio Version The Assumption That Silently Erodes Influence It’s not the loud mistakes that drain your leadership impact.   It’s the quiet ones you don’t see coming. You’re busy. I get it. But here’s the quiet truth. So is everyone else.  So why should they, or anyone, invest time in your message if [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>One Day or Day One?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lemanski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 11:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Same Two Words. Different Order. Big Difference. It’s amazing how simply reversing two words—One Day vs. Day One—can flip the script on your mindset. One implies delay. The other, action. Beyond the clever wordplay, I found this short video to be a compelling motivator. It’s a 9-minute wake-up call for procrastinators everywhere. Speaking of Procrastination… [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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