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		<title>Are you bored with your current role?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well are you? Now be honest!
I have come to learn that when I begin reading a lot and when I begin seeking out training courses, I am ready for a change. And usually a big one! That is how it has been for me since March of this year. I have been actively involved in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Modeling Self-Empowerment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you said &#8220;I don&#8217;t know&#8221; in front of your employees? (Out loud so someone would hear it.)
When was the last time you shared something new that you learned? (Not acting as if you had known it all along.)
As a leader, we must model self-empowerment. This is a small step to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times&#8230;
Did you stick with me through all the leadership tips I provided? Have you applied any of these? Let me know with a comment below. I would love your feedback.
Visit my web page at 
TheLeadershipResource.com to get the full leadership article.
To empowering passionate leadership in you!

Susan
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		<title>Leadership Tip 7 for Managing Difficult Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Leadership Tip 7 of 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times.
Stay Focused!
One of the most important notions for anyone to embrace is that life is a marathon.  Steady, incremental progress will ensure success.  Empowered leaders recognize that even an economic downturn is not a signal that the race is over.  [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Leadership Tip 6 of 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times.
Be a Sounding Board for Those Airing Grievances, but Re-Direct Their Negativity
A leader who is open, up front, available, accessible and communicative does incur some inherent risk.  The honest and forthright leader may become a target for all sorts of negativity during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Tip 5 for Managing Difficult Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Leadership Tip 5 of 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times.
Stay Visible (Ostriches Not Welcome)
Some of the darkest times endured during modern history were the days and weeks and years that marked WWII.  But Americans’ spirits were buoyed by the regular and frequent communication of then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  These “fireside [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Leadership Tip 4 of 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times.
Be Willing to Forego Your Popularity
Adulation is an intoxicating elixir.  It is so empowering, that it often masks the symptoms of bad leadership and can make uncovering a problem almost impossible.  But popularity should never be mistaken for success.  Impassioned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Tip 3 for Managing Difficult Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Leadership Tip 3 of 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times.
Be Patient Without Sacrificing Your Will to Succeed

It is a natural human inclination to want to jump off of the perceived “sinking ship” in order to survive.  As we see friends, colleagues, and departments leave or be forced out, often our own [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Leadership Tip 2 of 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times.
Open Up! – Not Just Your Ears, but Your Heart and Your Mind as well
Most modern companies have found success by constantly tweaking their tried and true methods until they developed the most productive and efficient way to create their deliverable.  However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Tip 1 for Managing Difficult Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So times are difficult! Your energy level and your commitment maybe wavering between why should I bother and it won&#8217;t make a difference anyway. Let me offer 7 Leadership Tips for Managing Difficult Times.
Difficult times are when we can be noticed; when new opportunities can show up without us even asking for them; when we [...]]]></description>
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