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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>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[360 degree feedback]]></category>

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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>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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		<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 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>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>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[employment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hidden job market]]></category>

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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>35 FREE Tools for IT/Developers And Business</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/13/35-free-tools-for-itdevelopers-and-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/10/13/35-free-tools-for-itdevelopers-and-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Developer]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Technical Professional]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[free software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[open source]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Open Source movement continues strongly, and with it comes a greater number of more powerful free tools and applications. After a long week of scouring the web for the best free programs, I&#8217;ve compiles a list below where you will find a great selection of tools and applications for those in the IT/Development and [...]]]></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[Business Analyst]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[value]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=723</guid>
		<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>Five FREE Ways to Stand Out From Other IT Salespeople</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/22/five-free-ways-to-stand-out-from-other-it-salespeople/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/22/five-free-ways-to-stand-out-from-other-it-salespeople/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[IT Sales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[selling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IT Sales is a tough job. IT buyers don&#8217;t suffer fools gladly, and they aren&#8217;t tricked by the usual methods employed by door-to-door vacuum cleaner salespeople. IT Sales has developed into an artform, so it&#8217;s vital you stand out from your bustling crowd. 
Here are five FREE ways to do this:

Call your prospects at agreed [...]]]></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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=557</guid>
		<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>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[change management]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[new manager]]></category>

		<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>Mistakes I&#8217;ve Made as a Freelance Web Developer and How To Avoid Them</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/01/mistakes-ive-made-as-a-freelance-web-developer-and-how-to-avoid-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/09/01/mistakes-ive-made-as-a-freelance-web-developer-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drewdouglass</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Freelancer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IT Sales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional freelancer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[web developer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hindsight is always 20/20, and this is especially true when it comes to the world of freelancing. If I had a few cents for every mistake and/or error I made during my time as a freelancer, then quite frankly, I wouldn&#8217;t be developing websites. Luckily for me, I have been able to persevere and learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Review of meetingwave.com</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/27/a-review-of-meetingwavecom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/27/a-review-of-meetingwavecom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Meetingwave.com is a fast-growing networking site that aims to connect business people (predominantly) offline. It helps you arrange meetings in the flesh with people in the areas you&#8217;ll be visiting. I found this to be an interesting concept, so I thought I&#8217;d review the site for my readers.
This is not a paid review!
Meetingwave.com is an [...]]]></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>Money Isn&#8217;t Everything, According to IT Professionals (who responded)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/20/money-isnt-everything-according-to-it-professionals-who-responded/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/20/money-isnt-everything-according-to-it-professionals-who-responded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Pay &amp; Money]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just read an excellent article, written by Ann All, on the IT Business Edge website that discusses the working environment that IT professionals prefer to work in.
What I like about it is Ann&#8217;s honest view about the conclusion that IT people like to work in a positive, challenging environment. I&#8217;m pleased that IT people see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 Behaviors Most Disliked by IT Professionals</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/14/12-behaviors-most-disliked-by-it-professionals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/14/12-behaviors-most-disliked-by-it-professionals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Opinion isn&#8217;t one-sided! In response to my recent article on the 11 behaviors most disliked by IT leaders, here are the 12 behaviors most disliked by IT workers of their managers/leaders. This list was created from surveying some of the IT professionals I know and connect with from a number of countries and industries (56 [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=250</guid>
		<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>Leaders Must Exorcise The Curse of Email</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/08/leaders-must-exorcise-the-curse-of-email/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/08/leaders-must-exorcise-the-curse-of-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about the 11 Behaviors most disliked by IT Leaders, and #9 in that list was:
Email-itis - in other words, staff using emails rather than interacting with each other in person. The added hatred was the use of blind copy and the overuse of copy to a wide audience

What is so annoying about [...]]]></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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=231</guid>
		<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>How To Find a Much Better IT Job, Even in Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/04/how-to-fin-a-much-better-it-job-even-in-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/08/04/how-to-fin-a-much-better-it-job-even-in-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It wasn&#8217;t long ago that I advised you to feel confident in moving jobs, if you&#8217;re a master at your subject . I thought it would be interesting to think about more than moving IT jobs, but getting a better IT job. How could you do that?
I&#8217;m going to caveat this by saying the following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Behaviors Most Disliked by IT Leaders</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/31/11-behaviors-most-disliked-by-it-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/31/11-behaviors-most-disliked-by-it-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I met with 20 CIOs and other senior IT leaders over dinner and we approached the subject of behavior in their departments. We went around the table sharing the behaviors we would most like to see the back of. So I noted them down to share with you.
I should first say that, of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Virtualization a Buyer&#8217;s Market? Why it is a Real Opportunity for IT</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/28/is-virtualization-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-market-why-it-is-a-real-opportunity-for-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/28/is-virtualization-a-buyer%e2%80%99s-market-why-it-is-a-real-opportunity-for-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mattroblin</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last six weeks have been an interesting time in the world of virtualization. In late June Microsoft released their final version of Hyper-V, their new virtualization platform built into Windows Server 2008. Hyper-V has been widely anticipated, as Microsoft&#8217;s absence from the enterprise virtual market has left VMWare and some smaller players free to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why IT People Don&#8217;t Move Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/25/why-it-people-dont-move-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/25/why-it-people-dont-move-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The average tenure of an IT professional in an organization is still around two years on average, but there are exceptions where workers stay around what seems forever. Why?
I know of several dedicated, experienced IT professionals in the US, UK and South Africa that are in a &#8216;trap&#8217; - i.e. they feel stuck in a [...]]]></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>Is CRM On Your Agenda?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/is-crm-on-your-agenda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/is-crm-on-your-agenda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IT Leaders have been burnt badly over CRM (Customer Relationship Management).
There are many failed CRM initiatives to dine out on. But CRM is set to face a resurgence as technology and business has matured towards being really ready for it. And this I think is they key reason why. CRM in the late 90s and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Afford the Cloud?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/can-you-afford-the-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/can-you-afford-the-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cloud Computing, where the architecture of your technology estate is based upon the integration of third-party technologies and services, is gaining momentum in the industry. 
It&#8217;s a natural extension of outsourcing where an organization uses technology within it&#8217;s own physical boundary (i.e. its data-center) but the technology is owned and operated by the vendor. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enabling Action-Orientation with Collaborative Technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/11/enabling-action-orientation-with-collaborative-technologies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/11/enabling-action-orientation-with-collaborative-technologies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Web2.0 and collaborative technologies promise a new world of integrated thought leadership. However they are not without their flaws.
There are three key weaknesses in the typical use of collaborative technologies. The weaknesses are in the way decisions are made that lead to action.

Decisions are made by committees. The larger the group of contributors to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web 2.0 Enabled Followership: Implications</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/10/what-type-of-follower-are-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/10/what-type-of-follower-are-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Leader isn&#8217;t a Leader without Followers. This is convention, but do you know what type of Follower you are, and what type of Followers do you have as a Leader?
Take a look at this HBS Working Knowledge article which discusses the various categories of Follower - although it&#8217;s important to understand that a Follower&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why BPM is a Real Tough Sell to Your Boss</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/03/why-bpm-is-a-real-tough-sell-to-your-boss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/07/03/why-bpm-is-a-real-tough-sell-to-your-boss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To continue the recent thread of posts about BPM, we&#8217;re going to look at the Real Tough Sell of it.
BPM is about Evolution, not Revolution: The Western world is addicted to the Quick Fix, Instant Gratification and Revolution. High Impact is expected. BPM follows the concept of Kaizen (a Japanese philosophy) where the organization continually [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=114</guid>
		<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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		<title>How IT Leaders Can Get The Most Out Of Developers</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/29/how-it-leaders-can-get-the-most-out-of-developers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/29/how-it-leaders-can-get-the-most-out-of-developers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/?p=113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am not going to take credit for all of this post&#8230; I was inspired by Esther Schindler &#8217;s article on CIO.COM titled &#8216;Managing and Motivating Developers: Tips for Management Cluefulness .&#8217; The subject is close to my heart as over the last 8 years I&#8217;ve been doing exactly that. I&#8217;d also say that Esther&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Blunders to Avoid when Implementing BPM</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/22/15-blunders-to-avoid-when-implementing-bpm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/22/15-blunders-to-avoid-when-implementing-bpm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m on a bit of a roll with BPM (Business Process Management) at the moment and here is a list of 15 blunders you really should avoid when on a BPM initiative. BPM initiatives seem to be initiated in many of the organizations I talk to - it&#8217;s a hot topic. Vendors and consultants will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Must Industrialize IT to Secure your Organization&#8217;s Future</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/18/you-must-industrialize-it-to-secure-your-organizations-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/18/you-must-industrialize-it-to-secure-your-organizations-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>simonstapleton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you afford to continue wasting time and resources by re-inventing the wheel and firefighting? This is the question many IT leaders are asking themselves in light of a downturn in financial markets and pressure to get more from less.
Recent keynote addresses by companies like IBM and Forrester say that IT must move away from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepare for the Future of IT Organization, or Be Left Behind</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/17/prepare-for-the-future-of-it-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve just come from the Forrester IT Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, and discovered a number of insights that crystallized some thoughts I’d been having for a while. One of these insights that resonated especially was the future of IT Leadership and the potential fork in the road of the IT career path.
During the last few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Implications of the Product Life-Cycle (Part Two)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/06/03/the-implications-of-the-product-life-cycle-part-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of this previous article, which looks at the implications of the Product Life-Cycle. In the previous article, I discussed the phases Development, Introduction and Growth.
Now onto Maturity. Maturity is the phase where the product is well established in the market in terms of market share and is turning a healthy profit for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Implications of the Product Life-Cycle (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/05/28/the-implications-of-the-product-life-cycle-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 10:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that organizational shape and behavior tends to reflect it’s company’s products? I suspected this but it was recently confirmed in this HBS Working Knowledge paper. So when this subject was suggested by Katy Ling I thought it might be interesting to reflect on this phenomenon, and what it means to Technical Professionals. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Stimulate Technical Innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/05/22/stimulating-technical-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 12:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about creating technical innovation in a regimented world. The main thrust of this post covered the issues in building a framework for creativity in organization’s that are very risk-averse and structured around established methods. The framework I discussed is a potential management mechanism for moving ideas from early stages to business initiatives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are there Lightworkers in your department?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/05/19/are-there-lightworkers-in-your-department/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 16:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of the topic of Lightworkers and Darkworkers currently buzzing around on a few blogs; I wrote about Darkworkers here.
Lightworkers, as defined by Steve Pavlina here,  believe their primary role is to serve the greater good of humanity, and act in general terms selflessly. This doesn&#8217;t mean Lightworkers will starve to put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are there Darkworkers in your department?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/04/30/are-there-darkworkers-in-your-department/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concept of Darkworkers and Lightworkers is buzzing on a couple of blogs I favor at the moment. In essence, Darkworkers align themselves to the needs of themselves, i.e. they are selfish individuals who live only for personal gain. On the flipside, Lightworkers align themselves to the needs of humanity. It’s important at this time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Build an Information Catalog</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/04/29/build-an-information-catalog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information is the basis of the modern world. It’s the Information Age (wasn’t that Oracle who had that in their strapline in the 90s?) Information is power, so they say. But how do you get your information?
This article covers how we get information from external sources, i.e. it isn’t about the coffee-machine chat. I’m talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating technical innovation in a regimented world</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/04/24/creating-technical-innovation-in-a-regimented-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s climate of risk management, compliance, ITIL, Prince II and sophisticated management (the &#8216;regime&#8217;) innovation often loses out, as strict control of projects and operations demand repeatable, mature processes. A lot of investment goes into that situation, and changing them is costly and disruptive. So how inside a regime can innovation be stimulated without being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Chaos to Organize large scale programs and projects</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/04/16/using-chaos-to-organize-large-scale-programs-and-projects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequently see and hear about how organizations struggle with the planning of programmes or large scale projects, as is often the case nowadays, they involve the integration of many partners, business units, mavericks, doubters and in summary complexity. The complexity, at first, creates chaos which manifests itself as overwhelming dependencies and uncertain delivery dates. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Governance a pain in the ass?</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/04/15/is-governance-a-pain-in-the-ass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Governance&#8217; is a term that is becoming more and more popular in today&#8217;s business. Governance, in essence, is the process of policing an organization internally, making sure standards and policies are adhered to, budgets are kept and that decisions are rational and appropriately transparent. Governance is there to ensure your organization complies with Sarbanes-Oxley, should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Principle vs Specific arguments</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/03/31/principle-vs-specific-arguments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m constantly reminded how a dynamic of argument and debate is in the wrong place. A recent issue cropped up where a colleague was pushing back to a technical supplier because insufficient information had been provided against a change request. The problem though was that the phrasing of the pushback was principle-based, i.e. he argued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knowing your craft, inside out</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/03/24/knowing-your-craft-inside-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What have Michael Dell (of Dell Computers), Jack Welch (of General Electric) and Bill Gates (of Microsoft) got in common? They reached the pinnacle of their domain and organization by knowing their companies industry and products, inside out. These guys are true captains of their industries (whether you like their products or not). All three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing a Helicopter Mind - how technical managers can improve their success</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/02/08/developing-a-helicopter-mind-how-technical-managers-can-improve-their-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Helicopter Mind is a concept of thinking and questioning that allows managers to interweve abstract and specific thoughts, and to have the ability to switch between the two modes of thought appropriately and skilfully. An extensive study has shown that managers who have these abilities are more successful and perform better in their roles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Resilience in your quest for personal excellence</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/01/18/personal-resilience-in-your-quest-for-personal-excellence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/01/18/personal-resilience-in-your-quest-for-personal-excellence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again I am pointing you to an article on the Leader to Leader Institute website, and this time it covers being &#8216;prepared to start over - again and again&#8217;. I like this article because it talks of personal resilience and learning from personal experiences.
I doubt if anyone has had setbacks in their career or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfectionism vs Pragmastism: Career Implications</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/01/09/perfectionism-vs-pragmastism-career-implications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/01/09/perfectionism-vs-pragmastism-career-implications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a debate I often see in technical circles, mostly between technicians and their less technical managers or stakeholders. It’s a debate that often leads to conflict or a reduction in morale or motivation in each party. It has career implications too; as technical leaders aiming to build a career, its something we need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using the Power of Pride in an organization to generate motivation</title>
		<link>http://www.SimonStapleton.com/wordpress/2008/01/08/using-the-power-of-pride-in-an-organization-to-generate-motivation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite Pride being one of the Seven Deadly Sins, it is a powerful if not underused means of getting things done in the workplace. Pride is an emotion of self-respect.
It is an emotion that, if tapped into, you can use to motivate others, particularly in technical job areas. I use pride as a trigger often [...]]]></description>
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