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			<title><![CDATA[Fearless Performance Evaluations]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In my practice as a human resources consultant, I see a steady parade of bosses who fear performance evaluations, so they avoid giving feedback. They dread the emotional part?the possibility of making their colleagues unhappy or causing outbursts. When they do give feedback, they send the wrong message by emphasizing only poor performance. Or they deliver messages in the wrong settings?in front of coworkers, or through e-mail or notes. Learn how to make giving performance feedback count.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:12:54 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA["HOT" DISABILITY ISSUES]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A hot issue currently is an employees ability to keep their job when they have to take time off due to an illness or disability and the duty of an employer to accommodate them while maintaining a productive workplace. Although the Americans with Disability Act (?Act?) has been in effect for some years, its provisions became muddled and diminished through various court decisions.  As a result of the confusion, and what many people considered to be a deliberate attempt to undermine the spirit of the Act, Amendments to that Act (?Amendments?) passed by Congress became effective on January 1, 2009, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the ?EEOC?) issued final resolutions on how to implement the Amendments in May 2011.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:05:05 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Importance of Communication in an Organization]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Communication is one of the basic functions of management in any organization and its importance can hardly be overemphasized. It is a process of transmitting information, ideas, thoughts, opinions and plans between various parts of an organization.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:23:45 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[This Simple Shift In A Leader's Communication Style Can Yield More Effective Results]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In a recent leadership training discussion around the "7 Deadliest Sins of Organizational Leadership Communication" we did an exercise arIt was amazing to all participants at how easy it was to identify and articulate the things they wanted people on their teams, and their bosses, to stop doing.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:50:25 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Balance Your Score Card With Victory Not More Inter-Office Business Forms]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well yes, we hear a lot about the "Balanced Scorecard" and there are some very famous Harvard business professors who have written many books, and done much research on this topic. They believe that a balanced scorecard is the right approach to maximizing the efficiency of any business small, medium, or large. They have empirical data proving this, and yes you'll need the data in your business to use these strategies and make it all work.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:21:39 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Attention Given to Employee Motivation is Vital]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Good morale around the workplace is vital for a business success, if it is lacking then upper management needs to consider how to enrich employee motivation. Employees will not be as motivated, productive or creative if their morale is low. Keeping employees happy through positive motivation results in a successful business.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:55:41 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Improving Employee Communication]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to initiate employee communication is to compose an employee communication survey that can be filled out anonymously. This way, each worker can express their honest opinions about things that are going on in the office without feeling as though they are ?telling on other employees. It may be best to send the employee communication survey via email, so that employees can type their answers and send the survey directly the HR head.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:30:21 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What are the advantages of 360 degree performance appraisal?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It is likely that your changes the process of internal and external communication, performance evaluations, 360 feedback represents the process that generates to improve performance in our workplace and a company that improves employee performance.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:06:21 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Facts Of Life According To Frank...]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[One of my programs contains a section that I refer to as ?The Five Facts of Life.? These were originally taken from my keynote program "There Are No Trailers Hitched to Hearses".  Acknowledging these helped me to better prioritize and experience less stress.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:34:50 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Got perspective? Without it, you don't "get it"]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4744</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[To really engage, embrace and include, it's not enough to learn the typical attributes of the different generations. Significantly, the four generations in the workplace don't understand each other's underlying perspectives and formational influences very well.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:34:14 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Creative leadership: How organizations can enable leaders to innovate]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s volatile and complex environment, rapid adaptability is fundamental to success. Yesterday&rsquo;s market-leading best practices can all too often turn into tomorrow&rsquo;s recipe for disaster. History is full of examples of organizations that became so enamored with, or paralyzed by, the status quo that they failed to anticipate the fickle winds of customer demands and faded into oblivion.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:31:22 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beyond the cubicle: Virtual office workers look to new technology to enhance mobility and efficiency]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[When Mark Freedman left the Maryland accounting firm he had worked with for more than thirty years to establish his own accounting practice in Cave Creek, Arizona, he discovered a newfound freedom as the proprietor of his own business.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:31:00 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A social life: When employees and applicants take to Facebook]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Imagine one of your employees bashes your company or their coworkers on  Facebook. You might think that you could fire that employee. But you would  probably be wrong. Or consider whether you should Google job applicants. It may  seem like a no-brainer, but if you don't do it correctly, you could end up in  the middle of a lawsuit.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:30:16 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Insights for the generations on communication]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA["What  we talk about when we talk about communication" was the title of the  2011 Annual Symposium of the Bernard Schwartz Communication Institute of  Baruch College/CUNY held on May 6th. I am fortunate to be among the  invitees who were treated to a full day of keynotes, small group  discussions and informal talk at meals.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:09:13 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Process Mapping: Ten Tips for Success]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I see many organizations, both large and small, continue to communicate fragments of important policies and processes to employees through one-time emails and the like. This could include a new purchase authorization policy or a new data entry procedure. Expecting employees to forage through past emails and other transitory type documents only leads to wasted time and exasperation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:54:42 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cloud Computing: Trendy or Transformational]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the world of information technology, it seems that every few years a new concept comes along that emerges as being the next great leap in technology. One of the current concepts that fits that description in the IT world is called cloud computing. However, before a company decides that it will embrace cloud computing, it needs to make sure that it understands all the implications of this new offering.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:59:01 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New hires: Why organizations need assessments]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Assessments immediately reveal much more consistent, in-depth, and objective  information about employees than most managers could uncover on their own.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:26:49 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Help Your Employees "Make" Time]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We  were not given permission to take off, the crew&rsquo;s time expired and as  we taxied back to the terminal I felt mixed emotions. I kept thinking,  &ldquo;But we were right there&hellip;ready to take off. How could 1-1/2 more hours  matter?&rdquo;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:50:44 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Leveraging Opportunity Selection]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The &ldquo;get-rich-quick deals&rdquo; using "fast-and-easy money machines" may  sound convincing in theory, but in practice, there is a gap in  understanding the full meaning of the words &ldquo;quick&rdquo; and &ldquo;fast&rdquo; as it  relates to making money. If the claims proved true, wouldn't everyone be  rich tomorrow? In addition, why would anyone sell them rather than use  them?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 11:30:52 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Favorite interview questions of potential employers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The resume helps land the interview, but when it  comes to making hiring decisions, employers are looking for  less-obvious clues that an applicant is right for the job, a new  Accountemps survey reveals. Forty-two percent of chief financial  officers (CFOs) polled cited their "go-to" interview questions as those  related to personal attributes - for example: "What are your strengths  and weaknesses?" and "Describe your work ethic." Thirty-four percent of  executives prefer to ask about qualifications, such as, "Tell me about  your previous experience" and "Why should we hire you?"]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 10:38:45 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[How To Write a Compelling Email]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4451</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Today's business person will spend hours at the tailor crafting a fine  business suit, hours at a power lunch sweet talking their next big  client and hours pouring over proposals or negotiations to try to get  every last penny they can, and then spend 30 seconds banging out an  important email that will single handedly cost them a dozen more potential clients.  While grammar and spelling aren't everyone's cup of tea, knowing basic email rules is an absolute must in this day and age where email has taken over as the primary form of communication used in today's business world. Here are a few simple tips.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 16:00:34 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Could you be breaking the law by not archiving e-mails?]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4439</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's 4:30 on Friday afternoon when you get the message that a key vendor  will not be able to deliver what was promised on time, which will in  turn cause YOU to miss a critical deadline for your most important  client. Frustrated, you call the vendor, who instantly denies ever being  told about the deadline. You know deadlines were discussed but can't  find it in your original written agreement. You then turn to your e-mail  only to be forced to dig through hundreds of messages to try and find  the e-mail where you conveyed the importance of this project being  delivered on time, but you can't find it because it was deleted.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:18:29 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Winning: A Playbook for Responding to a Data Security Breach]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4408</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Desperation.&nbsp; Confusion.&nbsp; Profanity-laced tirades.&nbsp; In addition to serving as a fairly comprehensive review of Charlie Sheen&rsquo;s &ldquo;Torpedo of Truth&rdquo; tour, these are all typical reactions of businesses when they discover a data security breach.&nbsp; A laptop got stolen out of a salesperson&rsquo;s car or the IT geeks discover a keylogger on the system, exposing the company&rsquo;s employees or customers to a risk of identity theft.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:36:13 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[For Employers Facing Their Own 'Charlie Sheen']]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4353</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Every employer has at least one challenging employee who makes the employee&rsquo;s manager want to rip his or her hair out. &nbsp;Very few employers, however, have an employee who thinks he is a &ldquo;high priest Vatican assassin warlock&rdquo; who is made up of &ldquo;tiger blood and Adonis DNA&rdquo; and who makes his employment complaints known through tabloid television shows, tweets and webcast rants.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes, Charlie Sheen, the &ldquo;rock star from Mars,&rdquo; is in a class unto himself and is engaged in a self-described &ldquo;war&rdquo; with Warner Brothers and the creator of &ldquo;Two and a Half Men,&rdquo; Chuck Lorre.&nbsp; Sheen&rsquo;s latest move in this war is the filing of a lawsuit against Warner Brothers and Lorre alleging a variety of employment claims.&nbsp; These claims include disability discrimination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), failure to pay wages as required by the Labor Code, and penalties under the Private Attorneys&rsquo; General Act (PAGA).Although most employers do not have a character quite as colorful as Sheen, all employers can learn something from the Sheen situation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:22:19 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Unemployed Need Not Apply: EEOC Considers Discrimination Against Jobless]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4348</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Recently, the EEOC held an open meeting to &ldquo;examine treatment of  unemployed job  seekers.&rdquo; During the meeting, several witnesses  presented testimony on what some  view as a growing problem in the  current economy &ndash; discrimination against the  jobless. The impetus for  the meeting started as early as May of 2010, when  employment  organizations first noticed job postings that explicitly  discriminated  against the unemployed. These postings ranged from requirements  that  the person have been employed in the last six months to specific   announcements that &ldquo;no unemployed candidates will be considered at all.&rdquo;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:25:43 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[When the MVP is the Alleged Harasser]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4341</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Every company has one. The all-star. The top performer. The employee who goes the extra mile and commands the respect of his or her peers.&nbsp; With these exceptional performers, if a complaint of impropriety is made against one of them, the allegations can be hard to believe.&nbsp; Often, there is a natural instinct to defend them and maybe even to downplay the allegations.&nbsp; However, that is the wrong approach.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:09:46 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Court Eases Trademark Infringement Rules for Keyword Advertising]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On March 8, 2011, the Ninth Circuit in Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., No. 10-55840, provided much needed clarification of how courts should approach cases of alleged trademark infringement involving Internet keyword advertising. The Ninth Circuit concluded that the district court abused its discretion by failing to weigh the various likelihood of confusion factors flexibly to match the facts of the case, and vacated the district court&rsquo;s preliminary injunction. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:07:47 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Retirement Plan Sponsors - Fiduciaries Need to Plan Now to Comply with DOL's Final Regulation on Transparency of Fees and Expenses]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4327</guid>
			<link>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4327</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Beginning January 1, 2012 (for calendar year plans), the  Department  of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration  (&ldquo;EBSA&rdquo;) will  require retirement plans that allow participants to direct  the  investment of their accounts (typically 401(k) and 403(b) plans) to   provide extensive information regarding fees and expenses related to a   plan&rsquo;s investment options so that plan participants can more easily   compare the costs of various investment options.&nbsp; This annual disclosure   must also include performance information for each investment option   offered under a plan.&nbsp; Additionally, participants must receive quarterly   disclosure of the amounts and nature of expenses deducted directly  from  their accounts.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:37:31 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Renewed focus on professionalism]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4297</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[A frequently heard criticism is that Millennials/Gen Yers are short on what has  been considered professionalism, a very significant attribute for succeeding in  business and particularly in a professional service organization and role.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:07:34 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRS Issues Guidance on Section 403(b) Plan Termination Process]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On February 22, 2011, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2011-7, which clarifies  the procedure that the sponsor of a Code Section 403(b) plan must follow to  terminate the 403(b) plan in accordance with the final regulations that apply to  those plans.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:29:36 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Succession Planning for the Events People Tend to Overlook]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4271</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Most people think about planning for death, disability and divorce. But what about the other reasons you need a succession plan?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:03:39 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Business Owner Succession Planning for Death, Divorce or Disability]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4250</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Most people understand the importance of a succession plan at the time of a business owner's or partner's death. A much smaller number of us have planned for the future of our businesses in the event of a divorce or disability. Learn why a succession plan is so important for you, your business partners, and your business.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:56:37 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Activity Breeds Productivity]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Some call it an aura, others call it a success attitude or the law of  attraction. Call it what you like-I simply believe that when you are consciously  and productively engaged in doing activities that generate business, you radiate  a feeling of success, and when that happens success begins to follow you.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:47:07 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Value Of Employee Engagement Surveys As Part Of A Change Management Strategy]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Let's deal with inspiring confidence and innovation in your organization.&nbsp; Well this boils down to a change management strategy that focuses on getting employees actively involved at all levels in understanding the business and how their ideas can have a positive impact.&nbsp; Here's an example of what you could do.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:19:03 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Basic Technical Writing Principles to Help Your Users and Save You Money]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4199</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Some people write to impress, some do it to entertain and some use the medium  of words to communicate ideas and thoughts. All are very valid reasons to write,  but they all have their place. In technical documentation you must use a style  that will transfer knowledge, and nothing else.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:18:14 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Employers offer training, flexible schedules, mentoring to attract, retain staff]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4196</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Companies concerned about keeping their top performers and attracting  new ones this year might be sweetening the pot with non-monetary  benefits, according to a recent survey by Menlo Park, CA-based  Accountemps.When chief financial officers (CFOs) were asked about the perks  they plan to offer or are already offering, subsidized training and  education topped the list (29 percent), followed by flexible schedules or telecommuting (24 percent) and mentoring programs (24 percent).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:35:46 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FTC's Proposed Framework for the Protection of Consumer Privacy: A Signal of Expanded Regulation and FTC Oversight?]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4174</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[On December 1, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") released a report entitled "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change" (the "FTC Report"), available at http://www.ftc.gov/os/2010/12/101201privacyreport.pdf. The FTC Report, which proposes a new framework for protecting consumer privacy, is intended to inform policymakers, as they develop policies and enact privacy-related laws, and to guide and motivate businesses, as they develop and implement best practices and self-regulatory guidelines. The FTC Report raises numerous very interesting and complex policy and practical questions for which the FTC is seeking comment by January 31, 2011. The FTC intends to issue a final report later this year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:59:45 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[10 Top Tips to be a Leader of Your Business]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4087</guid>
			<link>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4087</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In my experience of working with over 110  businesses around the world over many years, I have been amazed at how  often we are called in because the business owner has problems with  staff or customers or suppliers or the market. Invariably our first  meeting with an owner is dominated by the owner telling us all the  problems he is facing and how everyone is against him. This 'victim  mentality' typically expresses itself through blame, denial and excuses.  After hearing what the owner has to say, we will usually confront him  with a simple, bold statement: 'Your problems have little to do with anyone else; they are ultimately a reflection of your own behaviour.&lsquo;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:28:10 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Finding a Successor Will Be Tougher Than You Think]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4121</guid>
			<link>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4121</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Owners or Partners in any business who plan to retire in the next ten years might be surprised by the difficulty in finding a successor. Recent studies show that 61 percent of owners of family and privately owned businesses worldwide are eligible to retire within the next 10 years. The landscape has changed. Here is what you need to know.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:51:46 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cutting Costs is What Some Companies Specialize In]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4099</guid>
			<link>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=4099</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It is very obvious that many companies have reached their potential when it comes to profit-making. However, once this has been achieved, there may be other ways to ensure that profit margins increase even if the client base is at its maximum. This is done by expense reduction methods which release some of the money going out to show as an extra profit at the end of the day. There are specialist companies who take on things like contract negotiation etc to get the best possible end result for all concerned.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:56:46 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Shattering of the Crystal Cathedral]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=3721</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[A botched succession plan has put the Crystal Cathedral and the legacy of Robert Schuller in jeopardy. An internal coup has left the organization with a leadership vacuum at the top and a Chapter 11 filing. Here is what went wrong.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:27:07 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sixteen Ways Succession Planning Helps Your Business Now]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=3711</guid>
			<link>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=3711</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You already know every privately held business needs an up-to-date succession plan to protect the future. But do you know the sixteen ways succession planning helps your business right now? Do not miss out on any of these opportunities to maximize the value of your business.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:21:53 CST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gainsharing or Profit Sharing? Choose the Right Tool for Your Organization - Part 2]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=1821</guid>
			<link>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=1821</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Article one of this two part series focused on Profit Sharing and how it is often confused with Gainsharing.&nbsp; The history and purpose of &nbsp;Profit Sharing was explored as well as the delivery of Profit Sharing in the form of either compensation or as a benefit.&nbsp; The appropriate organization climate and culture for Profit Sharing was also discussed.&nbsp; The focus of article 2 is Gainsharing, what it is, how it evolved, and how it might best serve and organization.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:41:07 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gainsharing or Profit Sharing? Choose the Right Tool for Your Organization - Part 1]]></title>
			<guid>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=1793</guid>
			<link>http://www.businessmanagementresource.com/articles/view.php?article_id=1793</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Many people who confuse Profit Sharing and Gainsharing view them as being one in the same. Employees have an opportunity to earn a financial reward under both approaches, but that is where the similarity ends. I find many companies that install a Profit Sharing plan have selected the wrong tool and quickly become disappointed that they have been unable to foster a change in behaviors or to drive improvements in company performance.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:47:55 CDT</pubDate>
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