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		<title>Tips of the Month &#8211; Power Networking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you feel nervous or awkward when trying to initiate a conversation, set small goals like talking to one or two new people at an event to start to build your confidence. People like talking about themselves more than anything else so being a good listener and asking open ended questions is your best strategy. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=179&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Change Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all heard the saying that the only constant in life is change. So why aren’t we always expecting change to occur in our organizations? We frequently say “I haven’t gotten over the last change yet” and our reaction to a new change is influenced by how well managed the last change was. So [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=175&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Psychology of Successful Resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If it is part of this season’s ritual, why do so many people fail their annual attempt to start afresh and turn over a new leaf?  Perhaps making resolutions is pointless – we break them, become dispirited in the process and finally are more despondent than we were before. Of the many who fail, we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=167&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming Fear of Failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been so afraid of failing at something that you decided not to try it at all. Or has a fear of failure meant that subconsciously, you undermined your own efforts to avoid the possibility of a larger failure?  Have you not applied for a promotion, written that article for submission, volunteered to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=158&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tough Conversations: Talking to Employees about Sensitive Subjects in the Workplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inappropriate attire, lateness, sexually offensive behavior, tattoos, warring employees, gossiping bosses whining employees who constantly interrupt people, and other poor work habits and performance concerns are a daily part of the working world.  These are those “gray areas” that are not easily managed by our Human Resource manuals such as documentable lateness or absenteeism. Yet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=155&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Dreaded Conversations: Talking to Employees About Sensitive Subjects</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Vital Smart’s research, about 70% of employees are currently facing a difficult conversation at the workplace; 38% have put off holding a difficult conversation for at least a month and 25% have put it off for more than a year. The work environment is not always rosy and bright. The biggest difficulty we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=147&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July/August Recommended Reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Complete Tim Waster&#8221; ~ Eric Saunders “Get Time Wasters Out of your Inbox” ~ Lori Williams “ Time Management: Get an Extra Day a Week” ~ Marion Hayn<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=139&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Compulsive Time Wasters: Personality traits that cause us problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain type of personalities that are likely to cause problems in “self-management” of their time and are prime to be time wasters.  These are: Type I. “Hurry Up” needs stimulation, excitement, attention, newness generally gets it negatively tends to get scattered, overly-committed, forgets things can’t say “no” Type II. “Be Perfect” wastes time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=135&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time Wasters Anonymous:  How do I Retire from this Club?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month we started our focus on Time Management.  This is such a big topic and has so much relevancy to us in the workplace that we are going to focus on time wasters. Considering the speed at which business moves these days, one thing is certain.  If you can’t manage your time effectively, you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=131&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>June Recommended Reading</title>
		<link>http://motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/june-recommended-reading-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Rule #1: Stop Talking!: A Guide to Listening&#8221; ~ Linda Eve Diamond &#8220;Active Listening: Improve Your Ability to Listen and Lead&#8221; ~ Center for Creative Leadership &#8220;Are you Really Listening?: Keys to Successful Communication &#8221; ~ Paul J Donoghue and Mary E. Siegel<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=motivatingworkplacewellness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19152894&amp;post=124&amp;subd=motivatingworkplacewellness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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