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		<title>What Strategy Can Teach Us About the High Ground</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Stowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategic Thinking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, my wife and I took a vacation to Zion’s National Park, a park located in Southern, Utah, USA.  We  decided to attempt the Angels Landing hike (also known as the Temple of Aeolus).  While the hike is not technically difficult, it is a very exposed hike along a narrow sandstone ridge which offers an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy Gone Wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Stowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bottom line performance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JP Morgan Chase]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On May 11th, the Wall Street Journal published an article about JP Morgan’s $2 Billion dollar trading loss that occurred over the previous six weeks.  To the average investor, this may look like a series of bad moves and investments for the company, but the CEO of JP Morgan Chase made a very direct statement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Should I Focus My Sales Coaching Efforts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[coaching skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[strategy coaching]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in several comprehensive sales-leadership assessments.  During this time, there have also been a number of widely published research papers regarding “best-in-class” sales-coaching practices.  The data from these two efforts send some important messages regarding where sales managers should be spending their precious time on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What if Your Strategy is Out of This World?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.cmoe.com/blog/what-if-your-strategy-is-out-of-this-world.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Mead</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic actions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic effort]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine you are one of the fortunate who has a strategy, or is involved in a strategy that is thrilling, motivating, and truly revolutionary?  Exhilarating strategic plans do exist in various organizations today.  What makes strategic work stimulating for me is being involved with helping leaders create strategies that are out of this world.  Recently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Coaching Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Miyasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[coaching skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Effective Coaching]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One key attribute of an effective leader is being an effective coach. When leaders are effective at coaching and offering feedback they can influence and develop skills, attitude, success, motivation, ability to perform, and a willingness to contribute to the goals of an organization in others.
As important as coaching is in a conventional environment, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Processes the Difference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Rice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategic Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone thinks about the future—some intentionally, some wistfully. Occasionally, our thoughts evaporate as fast as we notice them. Sometimes these thoughts turn into something meaningful, like new hopes, dreams, or even fears about the future. If we are motivated to make a difference, these hopes and dreams develop into plans and actions. Little hopes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strengths-Based Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.cmoe.com/blog/strengths-based-strategy.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.cmoe.com/blog/strengths-based-strategy.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Nuttall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic approach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic intent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A key aspect of CMOE’s Applied Strategic Thinking® Model involves determining strengths and using those strengths to create a solid strategic approach to work and life. Recent research by the Gallup Management Journal supports this step. While CMOE’s Applied Strategic Thinking Model is geared towards the individual contributor, its principles can be applied at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Coaching Takes Good Preperation</title>
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		<comments>http://www.cmoe.com/blog/sales-coaching-takes-good-preperation.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although good coaching can happen “in the moment,” to get the best results, it’s recommended that managers prepare for their coaching conversations.  World-class sales managers start by creating a short list of skills or behaviors associated with successful sales situations and helping their reps determine what needs improvement.
These same sales managers are selective in determining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Case of Emergency</title>
		<link>http://www.cmoe.com/blog/in-case-of-emergency.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.cmoe.com/blog/in-case-of-emergency.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Miyasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planning ahead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic People]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I travel around the country meeting with clients to talk about their leadership development plans and initiatives, I spend hundreds of hours on a plane. I go through a routine of arriving early enough to have time to make it through security, make my way to the gate, and wait to board the plane. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Points of Virtual Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.cmoe.com/blog/five-points-of-virtual-leadership.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Miyasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual teams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many would argue that leading a virtual team requires the same leadership skills and attributes as leading a traditional team. While the key fundamentals of leadership hold true in both cases, virtual leadership scenarios offer unique and significant challenges. Following are five areas where virtual leaders need to focus energy in order to lead effectively.
Communication [...]]]></description>
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