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					<description><![CDATA[The skill leads to better performance. One could suggest, among the variety of definitions of leadership, that leadership is made up of a series of conversations with peers, managers, team<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Five Keys to Artful Communication Some leaders are very good at bringing up topics in conversation and coaching. Even difficult or sensitive topics seem to be easy for them to<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2014 05:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Listen Up! As part of our ongoing leadership-development research at Align4Profit, we collect data from the participants in our programs and conduct interviews with leaders at all levels in multiple<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Follow it Up! Conscientiously to Guarantee Progress</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helanie Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 05:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To Follow it Up! means more than checking up on the progress of your employees. It means to inspect what you expect, yes, but so much more. While many organizations<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wrap it Up! Clearly with 5 Ws and 1 H</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helanie Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2014 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It takes bold accountability to wrap up coaching conversations properly. And by &#8220;properly&#8221; I don&#8217;t mean for you to follow some prescribed or artificial way. Even though I prescribe specific<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talk it Up! Candidly with 3 kinds of questions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helanie Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anyone can talk. Very few people will remain quiet when asked for their observations. But we listen and come back only to those whose observations we find worthwhile. You can<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bring it Up! Courageously to avoid the Ugly Downside</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helanie Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It takes guts to deal with issues that tie a knot in your stomach. It takes courage to confront the people involved in those issues. But the rewards of resolving<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Help us with the 4 Ups! Survey</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helanie Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a fact: frequent, open, honest, and candid communication is essential to organizational health. Yet in my practice, far to many clients complain that it just doesn&#8217;t happen. I&#8217;d like<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helanie Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some stock phrases meant to promise open communication are spoken so frequently, I think it&#8217;s time to officially designate them as communication clichés. Some examples: My door is always open<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>]]></description>
		
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