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		<title>How to Move Forward in Uncertain Times &#8211; Guest Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In yoga today we did a pose known as The Dancer.  Our instructor, Joy, told us the pose is typically depicted as the dancer standing balanced on a small object while surrounded by a ring of fire.  The fire represents chaos and the small object is the ego. I think this is a key question [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2012/01/guest-post-lori-zahn/</link>
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		<title>How to Get Candid Feedback from Employees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently a relatively new manager asked me how he could get more candid feedback from his employees.   This particular manager is a superstar in the eyes of his own manager and he had received good feedback from his peers and direct reports on a 360 assessment.  But he is genuinely interested in continuing to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/11/how-to-get-candid-feedback/</link>
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		<title>Motivating Employees Not as Hard as You Think</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a quiz for you: Which of the following tools is the most powerful for motivating employees? •    Support for making progress in the work •    Recognition for good work •    Incentives •    Interpersonal support •    Clear goals If you are like 95% of managers who responded to a Harvard study, the answer may surprise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/09/motivating-employees-not-as-hard-as-you-think/</link>
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		<title>Solutions Architect: A New Term for Leadership Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a goal. I&#8217;d like to see a new term gain popularity in the field of leadership development.  The term is Solutions Architect and here&#8217;s why I think we need it: The Problem: Despite the fact that I have worked in leadership development for more then 15 years,  I often struggle to describe what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/08/solutions-architect-a-new-term-for-leadership-development/</link>
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		<title>Video: The Social Media Revolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know the world is changing faster than ever.  A lot of that change is being driven by technology and social media.  I just came across this new &#8220;Did You Know&#8221; video about social media. Some interesting and surprising tidbits! Definitely worth 4 minutes and 19 seconds of your time.]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/08/video-the-social-media-revolution/</link>
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		<title>Delegating or Dumping?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just finished working on the design of a leadership development program for senior leaders of a multi-national company.  As I my partners and I collaborated with the client&#8217;s internal HR team we had lots of good conversations about what this group of leaders did well and where they needed improvement.  One thing that surprised [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/07/delegating-or-dumping/</link>
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		<title>Coach, Mentor or Advisor?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coaching. Mentoring. Advising. As a leader you might engage people to provide any or all of these services. The challenge can be knowing the difference between them and choosing the person who best meets your needs. Coaching vs. Mentoring Steve Arneson, founder of Arneson Leadership Consulting, has been named as one of the Top 25 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/05/coach-mentor-or-advisor/</link>
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		<title>Small Steps Can Equal Big Gains in Momentum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have tried to get  a group of people to get moving on something, then you know that inertia often wins over action. The problem is compounded when one or more people resist what you&#8217;d like them to do. Fortunately, there are ways to overcome inertia. One trick is to get people to take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/05/small-steps-big-gains-momentum/</link>
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		<title>Best Practices for Changing a Culture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leaders taking the helm of a team, department, division, or company often recognize that the organization&#8217;s existing culture may hinder successful strategy execution. Culture is often defined as the beliefs, values, norms and attitudes that form a group’s patterns of thought and action. Put another way, culture can be thought of as “unwritten rules about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/04/best-practices-for-changing-a-culture/</link>
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		<title>Video: Inspiration from Ben Zander</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A colleague recently sent me a link to Ben Zander&#8217;s TED talk from 2008. I&#8217;d heard of Zander, a talented conductor famous for his inspiring pre-concert speeches. I&#8217;d even read and recommended his book (The Art of Possibility) some years ago. Zander is always fun and inspiring to watch so I knew I&#8217;d enjoy the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wendymack.com/2011/04/video-inspiration-from-ben-zander/</link>
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