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		<title>Back To Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Laister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent conversation at a coffee shop, with a long time friend, he highlighted a crucial, yet simple, truth when going through a tough time. This hit home hard as I have been unemployed after retrenchment for the last 2 months. The truth is this: get back to basics and do the basics correctly. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=523&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Once a Year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is that time of the year again when all the shops go from the usual colours to red, covered in hearts and full merchandise that is supposed to indicate love. Yes, it is Valentine’s Day! I have a question for everybody around this time of year. Why spend all that money, time and effort [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=521&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Enhance Authority Without Being Bossy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Leadership Freak: ***** “Managing up” means you’re thinking like those over you and adapting. Those who adapt survive and thrive. You’re asking things like: What’s the leader’s style? Where should I fit in and how can I stand out? What’s the big picture, not simply tasks? What makes the leader feel supported? How [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=520&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Your Critics to Take a Hike</title>
		<link>http://brucelaister.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/519/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Leadership Freak: ***** Alternate title: &#8220;Critics: Thank&#8217;em or Spank&#8217;em&#8221; Receiving personal criticism stands apart from criticizing products, services, or organizations. My leadership was first criticized when I was in my early 20’s. It stunned me. I still remember the sting. People who say personal criticism doesn’t hurt, lie. If you enjoy it, you’re weird [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=519&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Series Winner!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Laister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people had their favourite soaps or sitcoms about 10 years ago. Times have moved on and now everybody has their favourite series. These series are very good programs indeed. I have my favourites on DVD that we bought. They are Lie to me and The Mentalist. They can be very interesting and seemingly very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=515&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Bane of Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Laister</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from The Tattered Thread: Today I left the apartment with fervor, energy and drive that I haven’t felt in a while (at least a week!).  Motivation is a costly commodity when the temperature is 38 degrees and the wind is gusting at 30 miles per hour.  I like to get out and do the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=514&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things 2011 Taught Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In early 2011 my Gran was diagnosed with advanced Dementia / Alzheimer’s.  It was hard to adjust, our entire lifestyle, routine changed. We had to get a care giver care to stay with her while we were at work. It was dealing with this that has taught me the following life lessons I try to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=511&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Four Lessons of Self-Knowledge for Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from 10,000 Startup Hours &#8211; David Cummings: One of the approaches I like about Warren Bennis and his theories in the book On Becoming a Leader is that he puts the impetus on the leader to go out and better himself. There&#8217;s nothing handed to you &#8212; whether it&#8217;s proactively finding a mentor, reading [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=510&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Ways to Get Over Writer&#8217;s Block</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Life and Laughter: I spend a LOT of time writing. Whether it&#8217;s my Life and Laughter column, an article for a magazine or newspaper, a press release or this witty blog, I&#8217;m ALWAYS trying to come up with interesting topics, fun words, brilliant sentences, blah, blah, blah. But there are SOME days (I call them [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=509&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ideas for a Different Kind Of Date</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from LifeBytes&#8230;Real Stories: Dinner. Check. Movies. Check. Hike. Check. Wine Bar. Check. Movie. Check again! Planning a date is hard. It takes work, time, interest, creativity and some logistical capability. It is always good to step outside the box of boring and embark on a date that is different and fun and memorable. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brucelaister.wordpress.com&amp;blog=23402575&amp;post=506&amp;subd=brucelaister&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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