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		<title>As A Leader, Your Personality Is Everything (Part Four)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/17/as-a-leader-your-personality-is-everything-part-four/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If somebody gives you feedback that surprises you, how should you respond? Defensively?&#8230; dismissively?&#8230; aggressively? Of course not. Here&#8217;s how.
In last week&#8217;s installation of this series , I emphasized a key point: Feedback Is A Gift . In order to understand how other people perceive your personality and your behaviors, you need to be told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Highly Effective Habits of Great Technical Resume Writers</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/13/9-highly-effective-habits-of-great-resume-writers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/13/9-highly-effective-habits-of-great-resume-writers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[best CV]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What makes a great resume - one which you can&#8217;t put down? A great resume writer, that&#8217;s what. Through my years of IT management and recruiting IT professionals, I&#8217;ve seen countless resumes (in the 1,000s), so what makes me keep on reading some and put the rest aside for later reading?
To compliment my recent focus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Best Way to Prepare for an Interview? (Part Two)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/12/what-is-the-best-way-to-prepare-for-an-interview-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/12/what-is-the-best-way-to-prepare-for-an-interview-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Development]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[business attire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Part One of this series we took a look at interview preparation by considering our confidence and nervousness before the event. This time we&#8217;re considering the importance of know what we want to get from an interview and we&#8217;ll also be looking at how we might dress for an interview.
It&#8217;s fair to say that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Powerful Questions To Ask In Your Performance Review</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/11/6-powerful-questions-to-ask-in-your-performance-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/11/6-powerful-questions-to-ask-in-your-performance-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pay &amp; Money]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[performance appraisal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[performance review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=1034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Was your last performance review/appraisal enjoyable? Worthwhile? Inspiring? Constructive? It should be all of these things, if done right. But chances are, it wasn&#8217;t. And you won&#8217;t be the only one. I recently surveyed over 800 IT professionals from over 600 companies and discovered that over 70% felt their performance reviews were ineffective. What&#8217;s happening?
As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As A Leader, Your Personality Is Everything (Part Three)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/10/as-a-leader-your-personality-is-everything-part-three/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/10/as-a-leader-your-personality-is-everything-part-three/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=1039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last two weeks we&#8217;ve been looking at your personality, and why it is important as a Leader. In Part One , we considered why consistent behavior according to your personality is crucial so we can practice strong leadership. In Part Two , we then began to consider how our personality can be measured, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As a Freelancer, You&#8217;re At A Disadvantage</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/07/as-a-freelancer-youre-at-a-disadvantage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/07/as-a-freelancer-youre-at-a-disadvantage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Developer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Freelancer]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=1036</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a freelancer, you are likely to be in a disadvantaged position as far as personal development and feedback goes. Why? Well permanent employees, as a rule, are nurtured by their employers. You don&#8217;t receive the benefit of the development opportunities presented to permies, unless you create them yourself, and out of your own pocket. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Best Way to Prepare for an Interview? (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/06/what-is-the-best-way-to-prepare-for-an-interview-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/06/what-is-the-best-way-to-prepare-for-an-interview-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Development]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[job interview answers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=990</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Flunking an Interview is so disheartening.  Not just because we fail to land the job we&#8217;ve banked on getting, but think about all the time and energy we&#8217;ve put into even getting in front of the interview panel, particularly if you&#8217;ve adopted guerrilla tactics and found a job that didn&#8217;t even exist before you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Review of Mark McClure&#8217;s IT Career Engineer</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/04/a-review-of-mark-mcclures-it-career-engineer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/04/a-review-of-mark-mcclures-it-career-engineer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[mark mcclure]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=982</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What if I told you that you could exchange 3 hours of your time and just over 40 bucks for all the IT career guidance you&#8217;ll need to move from pure techie to IT Leader? You&#8217;d think I was nuts, right? Well I wish I had known about Mark McClure&#8217;s IT Career Engineer 12 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Report: Why ‘Green’ and Other Niche Causes are Great Career Builders</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/03/special-report-why-%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-and-other-niche-causes-are-great-career-builders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/03/special-report-why-%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-and-other-niche-causes-are-great-career-builders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just released a Special Report on the subject of Why ‘Green’ and Other Niche Causes are Great Career Builders . If you&#8217;re an avid reader of this website you&#8217;ll know that I&#8217;ve discussed the opportunities that supporting niche causes, and being seen to do so, is a powerful means of raising your profile and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As A Leader, Your Personality Is Everything (Part Two)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/03/as-a-leader-your-personality-is-everything-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/11/03/as-a-leader-your-personality-is-everything-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I began discussing the subject of Personality , and why it is important to IT leaders. Your personality is your personal brand and it&#8217;s how people, particularly your followers, will expect you to behave. Your behaviors are the root of your leadership style, and consistent behavior is what makes that style predictable by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Facebook, Myspace and LinkedIn Good For Your Reputation?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/31/are-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin-good-for-your-reputation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/31/are-facebook-myspace-and-linkedin-good-for-your-reputation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[michael cruse]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Social Networking has become the main game in town for upwardly mobile professionals. It’s standard to find most of your colleagues on LinkedIn, Facebook or Myspace and involve yourself in a social community - groups and activities you share an interest in. Let’s face it, they save you so much time and energy in tracking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As A Leader, Your Personality Is Everything (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/27/as-a-leader-your-personality-is-everything/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/27/as-a-leader-your-personality-is-everything/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I bet you can&#8217;t guess who this is straight away:
Age 23: lost a job
Age 23: was defeated in bid for state legislature
Age 24: failed in a business venture
Age 25: was elected to legislature

Age 26: sweetheart died
Age 27: experienced several emotional issues
Age 27: was defeated in bid to be speaker of the house
Age 34: was defeated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hidden Advantage of Disagreements</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/24/the-hidden-advantage-of-disagreements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/24/the-hidden-advantage-of-disagreements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thejendra</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A popular comic strip once showed a soldier diligently watering a lawn in the rain. When a puzzled passer-by questions the need for a hose during a rain the solder answers he is simply following orders that the lawn must to be watered everyday. And then adds that soldiers are forbidden from disagreeing or questioning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even The Idiots Amongst Us Practice Leadership When&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/21/even-the-idiots-amongst-us-practice-leadership-when/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/21/even-the-idiots-amongst-us-practice-leadership-when/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[home]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[skills]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[work-life balance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re responsible for developing new leaders, or if you&#8217;re an emerging leader yourself, then don&#8217;t forget that what we learn and experience in our &#8216;everyday&#8217; lives act as strong reminders that we&#8217;re all Leaders.
Leadership isn&#8217;t something we tend to switch on and off. It isn&#8217;t something we do exclusively in the workplace either. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Search The Invisible Job Market</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/20/how-to-search-the-invisible-job-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/20/how-to-search-the-invisible-job-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[job hunting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Best jobs aren&#8217;t advertised in the newspaper or on the web. Much like real estate, the best of the bunch are snapped up before they ever hit advertisements. If you scour job ad sites or the back pages of a paper, then you&#8217;re really looking at the jobs the top people don&#8217;t want. You&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exceptional and Out Of Bounds</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/17/exceptional-and-out-of-bounds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/17/exceptional-and-out-of-bounds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>douglaseby</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[talent management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Children with outstanding talents sometimes get rewards and acclaim, but many are overlooked, discounted or unsupported. Adults with exceptional talents can also live on the fringes of recognition and contribution to society. Sometimes that is by choice, but often it can result from mainstream discomfort with outsiders.
Even those who are called eccentric may want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workaholics Are Not Role Models</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/09/workaholics-are-not-role-models/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/09/workaholics-are-not-role-models/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A CEO of a reputed organization once said he has been working more than 90 to 100 hours a week for many years, and jokingly adds he should have done more. And in another reputed car manufacturing company dozens of employees and managers get cash rewards and appreciation certificates for not taking a single day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do Business Analysts Measure Their Value?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/06/how-do-business-analysts-measure-their-value/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/06/how-do-business-analysts-measure-their-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business Analysis]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[value]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Business Analysts are the fulcrum that turn an idea, problem or opportunity identified in the business into something that IT can engage with and deliver. So BAs generally deal with work whose inputs are less easily defined and therefore measured. So how do BAs measure their value? 
Take a look at BAs who are working in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Self-Marketing Tips for Information Technology Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/29/five-self-marketing-tips-for-information-technology-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/29/five-self-marketing-tips-for-information-technology-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markmcclure</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[marketing yourself]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I used to be like you - a shy, modest, hard working IT engineer who&#8217;d little  time for what I supposed to be those self-serving sycophants scrambling up  promotion vines in the corporate jungle  
You know the ones. They&#8217;re on  first name terms with most middle and some senior managers (including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Punch Above Your Weight! Drop Some Business Steroids - Get Your CIO Career Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/26/punch-above-your-weight-get-your-cio-career-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/26/punch-above-your-weight-get-your-cio-career-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IT Leadership (CIO, CTO, IT Director, Head of IT)]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[business steriods]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[business steroids]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[career plan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cio]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[commitment]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=706</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CIOs don&#8217;t become c-level through luck - so why put your career to chance?
Silicon.com have just run this story to highlight the important of having a career plan. CIOs don&#8217;t let their career become a game of wait-and-see, but they actively plan for it. But many people don&#8217;t do this, but instead meander their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Projects Are About People, Not Technology (According To Elizabeth Harrin)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/25/projects-are-about-people-not-technology-according-to-elizabeth-harrin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/25/projects-are-about-people-not-technology-according-to-elizabeth-harrin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent post on her blog, Elizabeth Harrin shares with us some research from Forrester which (in her words) reminds us that projects are about people, not technology. 
Elizabeth Harrin is a blogger (a girl&#8217;s guide to project management) who won the ComputerWeekly 2008 IT Blog Awards in the Project Management category. Her post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Ways to Look Busier and Keep the Axe from Falling On Your Head</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/24/seven-ways-to-look-busier-and-keep-the-axe-from-falling-on-your-head/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/24/seven-ways-to-look-busier-and-keep-the-axe-from-falling-on-your-head/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[avoid severence]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of us are nervous about the future - are there job cuts around the corner? Well here are seven ways to appear busier! Don&#8217;t be at the top of the list of people in for the chop.

Roll your sleeves up. And I mean this literally. Sleeves rolled up sends a message that ‘I am busy working’. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Successfully Articulate the Meaning of Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/23/how-to-successfully-articulate-the-meaning-of-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/23/how-to-successfully-articulate-the-meaning-of-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[articulation]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[kevin kettler]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult tasks as a Technical Professional is helping non-technical people to understand technical subjects. Do you struggle to get your point across sometimes? Probably, Yes. Is in an art form? Yes I think it is. So is there an approach which can help us? Yes, and I will share it with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Underestimate the Dicey Art of Escalation!</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/19/the-dicey-art-of-escalation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/19/the-dicey-art-of-escalation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thejendra</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[escalation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A general dictionary defines escalation in many ways like, &#8220;Increase in intensity, magnitude, bypassing the immediate person, and so on.&#8221; Applied to workplaces escalation is usually a formal process in many IT and non-IT projects. For example, if certain employees are unable or unwilling to do a certain activity they are accountable for, then it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grab This Unconditional and No-Strings Offer Of Support Through These Hard Times</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/17/unconditional-and-no-strings-offer-of-support-through-these-hard-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/17/unconditional-and-no-strings-offer-of-support-through-these-hard-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[coaching]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[tough times]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=589</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know how hard these times of uncertainty are. I remember the DotCom boom, and the DotCom bust.  In the days after the bust in the early 00s, the prospect of technology jobs looked bleak - worse than now I believe in fact. You might have seen photos of a developer standing by the roadside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Use Your Connections to Increase Your Productivity and Overall Success</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/16/how-to-use-your-connections-to-increase-your-productivity-and-overall-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/16/how-to-use-your-connections-to-increase-your-productivity-and-overall-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drewdouglass</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[IT Sales]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a freelance web developer, I rely very heavily on my personal and business connections and relationships, and odds are that you do too. Having a lot of connections and/or references and friends &#8220;in the business&#8221; can be extremely helpful to anyone, but it&#8217;s really what and how you interact with these people that makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Inspiring Book I Have Read! Peter Drucker’s ‘The Effective Executive’</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/15/the-most-inspiring-book-i-have-ever-read-peter-druckers-the-effective-executive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/15/the-most-inspiring-book-i-have-ever-read-peter-druckers-the-effective-executive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am making a bold claim: this book will inspire and surprise you. Originally published in 1966, the book remains essentially the same amazing content, although many examples shared by Drucker are updated.
Peter Ferdinand Drucker (1909-2005) was a prolific writer and management consultant who today is considered to be the father of &#8216;modern management&#8217;. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Public Profile: A Success Story</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/11/building-a-public-profile-a-success-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/11/building-a-public-profile-a-success-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[public profile]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[web2.0]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Building a public profile nowadays, it seems, is an essential part of developing a career. Even when you&#8217;re in a job that is predominantly inward looking (such as support or facilities) your external profile remains important to be competitive, as the reality of today is that potential business partners, employers and investors are increasingly looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn India in 12 Easy Steps</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/10/learn-india-in-12-easy-steps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/10/learn-india-in-12-easy-steps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thejendra</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[india]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[outsourcing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India has become the hot low cost outsourcing destination for many western companies, and everyone is hating and loving it at the same time. As it is a hot destination too many western businessmen often burn their hands by touching the wrong buttons. But anyone who wants to successfully take advantage of the pluses and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Major Gaffes I&#8217;ve Made as an IT Manager</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/5-major-gaffes-ive-made-as-an-it-manager/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/5-major-gaffes-ive-made-as-an-it-manager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[naivety]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can look back on my career now and laugh at some of the things I did, and in some cases I cringe like crazy to the point my toes curl up and I look like I am wearing Turkish slippers. Naivety provides great learning . In this article I am looking back at five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outer-vation - How To Get Innovation From the Outside</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/29/outer-vation-how-to-get-innovation-from-the-outside/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/29/outer-vation-how-to-get-innovation-from-the-outside/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fresh view]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[linkedin]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although it is very true that the best innovation comes from inside your organization, sometimes it is preferable to seek outside help from unusual sources.
Innovation is about doing things better. It&#8217;s also about challenging one-self and the status-quo we find ourselves in, and it can result in major step-change as well as continuous improvement. Organization&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brilliant Basics: When Good People Become Bad Bosses</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/25/brilliant-basics-when-good-people-become-bad-bosses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/25/brilliant-basics-when-good-people-become-bad-bosses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thejendra</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[bad boss]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bad management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As soon as the word bad boss is mentioned most people start imagining pictures of a wicked person, a crook, a tyrant, a scheming backstabbing individual, a selfish ogre, etc. And typical textbook definitions of a bad boss is one who screams, threatens, intimidates, grabs credit, fires people, throttles people’s necks and so on. While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: How To Ask Questions to get Great Results</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/21/update-how-to-ask-questions-to-get-great-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/21/update-how-to-ask-questions-to-get-great-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[asking questions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[beautiful questions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[questions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Only last week I wrote that asking questions is one of the most powerful leadership tools there is. Since then I&#8217;ve connected with an aspiring IT Manager and Author, Thejendra BS. Thejendra is based out of Bangalore, India. Thejendra wrote a great article that compliments my recent post - so I am sharing it with you.
&#8220;HOW TO ASK [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Easy Tips on How To Create a Professional Image as a Freelance Developer</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/19/8-easy-tips-on-how-to-create-a-professional-image-as-a-freelance-developer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/19/8-easy-tips-on-how-to-create-a-professional-image-as-a-freelance-developer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Developer]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[prince 2]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been a developer myself, and I know many developers. The nature of these beasts, in general terms, tends to be outside of the &#8216;corporate norm&#8217;, as quite frankly, development requires abnormal skills (I mean that in the nice way!) However, customers and colleagues of developers who fit in with the norm can sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Leader, The Followers, and the Situation</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/17/the-leader-the-followers-and-the-situation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/17/the-leader-the-followers-and-the-situation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that Winston Churchill was a brilliant wartime leader, bringing the UK from the depths of despair at the beginning of World War II to being triumphant alongside its allies at the end. He was the undisputed king of wartime leadership at that time. But in peacetime, less people know, he was an average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why Lightworkers (in IT) are like Luke Skywalker</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/16/5-reasons-why-lightworkers-in-it-are-like-luke-skywalker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/16/5-reasons-why-lightworkers-in-it-are-like-luke-skywalker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve often written about Lightworkers and Darkworkers. There are similarities between the boy-hero and Lightworkers I thought might be fun.

He trusted his instinct and acted upon it:Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: A New Hope switched off his targetting computer and trusts his instinct when firing that bomb thing into the Death Star. What a guy. Lightworkers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Ask Questions to get Great Results</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/15/how-to-ask-questions-to-get-great-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/15/how-to-ask-questions-to-get-great-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Asking questions is one of the most powerful tools a leader can use. Young children use questions from an early age to find out how the world, and people, works. The great thing about questions is that they enable a leader to direct and instruct without actually giving directions or instructions, and the result of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Leaders Who Create Merit-Whores</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/12/its-leaders-who-create-merit-whores/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/12/its-leaders-who-create-merit-whores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks back I wrote about the most disliked behaviors in IT departments, and one that 80% of IT leaders felt strongly about was the rise of the Merit-Whore. A Merit-Whore is someone who persistently and unfairly takes credit for the work of a team or a subordinate. Why does this happen?
In most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The IT-Business Divide - Still Wide and Still Alive?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/09/the-it-business-divide-still-wide-and-still-alive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/09/the-it-business-divide-still-wide-and-still-alive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you still sense a big gap between the IT and Business?
What do you think should be done about it?
There is still quite a big gap in my opinion, and although it is reducing over time, there is still a perception of IT that it is all about tape-reels, basement rooms and fan-fold print outs! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: How To Find a Much Better IT Job, Even in Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/07/update-how-to-find-a-much-better-it-job-even-in-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/07/update-how-to-find-a-much-better-it-job-even-in-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Following my recent article, I&#8217;ve found an excellent article on the HBS Working Knowledge website which discusses the tendencies of women who are finding it easier to move jobs and maintain their star profile.
This article shares the results of research that shows that females are generally more apt at switching jobs and preserving their &#8217;shine&#8217;, when compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Two Most Powerful People in an Organization</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/05/the-two-most-powerful-people-in-an-organization/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/05/the-two-most-powerful-people-in-an-organization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two very powerful people in your organization - the person who runs the show, and the PA to the person who runs the show. Savvy professionals who manage upwards effectively know this.
It doesn&#8217;t matter really if you consider &#8216;your organization&#8217; as your department, your project or your whole company. It&#8217;s the same whatever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Painful Reminder About Change Management</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/24/a-painful-reminder-about-change-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/24/a-painful-reminder-about-change-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[IT Leadership (CIO, CTO, IT Director, Head of IT)]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[transformational leadership]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re headlong into a programme of work which requires significant process change, it is so easy to forget about the people the processes have an effect on. I&#8217;ve just realized this to my dispeasure!
Right now I am involved in a programme of working changing IT delivery processes, that covers the standard ITIL approach of Release [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Prefer to Work with Darkworkers than &#8216;Greyworkers&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/23/why-i-prefer-to-work-with-darkworkers-than-greyworkers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/23/why-i-prefer-to-work-with-darkworkers-than-greyworkers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lightworkers   and  Darkworkers  are rare(ish) people who are polarized around a deeply ingrained intent. Lightworkers live and breathe to service humankind, whilst Darkworkers live and breathe to serve only themselves. The remainder of people on this earth could be described as Greyworkers, who tend not to know who they serve.
I&#8217;ve written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelancers Tend to Have Their Head In The Sand (and Nine Free Course places available!)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/22/freelancers-tend-to-have-their-head-in-the-sand-and-ten-free-course-places-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/22/freelancers-tend-to-have-their-head-in-the-sand-and-ten-free-course-places-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The majority of freelancers in IT have their head in the sand, as far as their personal performance goes.
IT leaders from across several industries have commented to me that freelancers tend to move from appointments without seeking feedback on their performance. It&#8217;s estimated that over 60% of freelancers do not receive regular feedback on their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Network?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/18/how-do-you-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Networking is an important part of professional life - it&#8217;s how you build useful relationships, extend your influence, and gain information outside of your line. So how do you do it?
I want to ask this question to find out if there is a &#8216;best&#8217; way of networking, irrespective of personality type. I must admit I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Road to Hell is Pathed With a Leaders Good Intentions?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/13/is-the-road-to-hell-is-pathed-with-a-leaders-good-intentions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/13/is-the-road-to-hell-is-pathed-with-a-leaders-good-intentions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A leader&#8217;s word is their bond. That&#8217;s what their followers expect, but when that commitment continually fails, it&#8217;s a slippery slope.
Has your boss ever agreed to deliver something, and then let you down? Annoying isn&#8217;t it? A position of leadership is a privilege and a responsibility, and that responsibility is to create the environment for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Soft Skills Training and Development do Freelancers need?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/08/what-soft-skills-training-and-development-do-freelancers-need/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/08/what-soft-skills-training-and-development-do-freelancers-need/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The big benefits of being freelance is that you generally decide what work you take on, and when you take it on, and there are considerable financial benefits in the short term. IT freelancing is lucrative, compared with permanent positions: income can be three times or more!
The trouble with freelancing though is that reaping the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8216;Dress for Success&#8217; Still Applicable in Today&#8217;s Business?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/07/is-dress-for-success-still-applicable-in-todays-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/07/is-dress-for-success-still-applicable-in-todays-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you Dress for Success? Or are you more shorts and t-shirt than sharp trouser suit?
I was asked to write an article on this subject by one of the young people I coach regularly, as she was confused on the issue of how she should dress for work. She is a believer in Dress for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shocking Truth of Bypassing Your Boss</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/04/the-shocking-truth-of-bypassing-your-boss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/04/the-shocking-truth-of-bypassing-your-boss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I surveyed a number of Technical Professionals on the subject of going around their boss. The results were surprising.
Going around your boss is generally frowned upon - it&#8217;s ethics are questionable. Ethics and business don&#8217;t always go together, even if you think they should. The truth is, an organization is comprised of humans with their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT: Now Is The Time To Move Jobs If You Think You Are S**t Hot!</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/30/urgent-now-is-the-time-to-move-jobs-if-you-think-you-are-st-hot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/30/urgent-now-is-the-time-to-move-jobs-if-you-think-you-are-st-hot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re in recession - it&#8217;s a golden opportunity! If you are master in your craft industry then don&#8217;t wait for the recession to end, now is the time to move. This advice might seem counter-intuitive because in hard times it&#8217;s natural to want to feel secure in your organization, and certainly take advantage of any severance [...]]]></description>
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