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		<title>8 Steps to Create a Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a process for doing things helps a lot. It makes things quicker and easier to get done. When you have a process in place, you don't need to think as much about what you need to do next or how to do it.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>5 Things You Can Do to Get Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Results matter. They're a measurement of how your team is doing and can drive future decisions. The point of having a process is to get results. If you aren't getting good results, you'ry not working on the right things. Getting good results leads to future success.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>9 Ways to Have More Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's important to have focus so that you're not context switching. When you context switch a lot or try to multitask, you don't do a good job of any one task. You end up with perfunctory results. To have better results, be more focused.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>9 Ways to Take Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initiative matters because it's basically what can move an organization forward.  If you don't have people who take initiative on the team, it's likely that nothing will get done.  You need people to take initiative to GSD (Get Stuff Done).  People who take initiative are also people who are usually seen as proactive.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>5 Things to Increase Your Tenacity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you have tenacity, you persevere and don't lose sight of your goals.  You're able to be self motivated and get things done.  It means that if you're tenacious, you won't give up without a fight.  This is a great trait to have in your professional life. People do like to give "constructive criticism", which may be de-motivating. You'll persevere through the "constructive criticism", if you have tenacity.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>3 Ways to Combat Negative Perception</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simple steps that you can take to combat negative perception.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>10 Tips to Becoming A Good Mentor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mentors help guide you to become successful.  They're people who have been in your position in the past and have dealt with things that you may be dealing with.  They're people who have helpful advice, through experience. A mentor can view your situation from the outside and give you pointers.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>4 Things People with Integrity Do</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. It's that quality in people you like. The one that makes you think they're responsible, trustworthy, and an all-around quality person. I don't know about you, but some of my favorite people have a lot of integrity. It's a great quality to have.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>7 traits of a leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[being confident. practicing what you preach. communicating well. empathizing. following through. being consistent.  admitting your mistakes.<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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		<title>Choosing a Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you choose a language?<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>
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