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		<title>9 Things That&#8217;ll Put the Smack Down on Your Leadership Style!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all love success stories!  Stories about people who have beat all the odds and have won the prize of doing something extraordinary with their lives.  In the days of old, ballads would be sung of their successes.  We, as leaders, may not be going for the rousing lusty  ballad, or the cover of Newsweek [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders &#8211; How to Get Your Team&#8217;s Motivation to Go Viral!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Pink]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are different types of teams in the world.  Each team is lead by a leader.  Some teams are wildly successful.  Everything they touch turns to gold.  While other teams seem to wallow in mediocrity, never rising above the norm. What makes teams so different?  One difference is the level of motivation.  The successful team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips &#8211; How to Use Vince Lombardi&#8217;s Back to Basics Technique to Explode Your Business</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/5-tips-how-to-use-vince-lombardis-back-to-basics-technique-to-explode-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[coaches and mentors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joel Comm]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=1089</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Going back to basics was the hallmark of the great Vince Lombardi.  Those of us who enjoy hearing success stories on our quest for self improvement are very familiar with this legendary American football coach.  He was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from 1959-67, winning five league [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Leadership Tip &#8211; Build a Partnership with Your Team</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/secret-leadership-tip-build-a-partnership-with-your-team/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/secret-leadership-tip-build-a-partnership-with-your-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's a little secret to effective team building.  A leader has 3 choices; either know this secret and uses it, know this secret and don't believe it or use it, or is completely clueless to the secret.  What is this little powerful secret?  It is to know your team mates and treat them like your partners in business.  This means knowing more than just their name and position in your company.  Sounds easy doesn't it?]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Style &#8211; Is It Better To Have Control of Your Team?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/leadership-style-is-it-better-to-have-control-of-your-team/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/leadership-style-is-it-better-to-have-control-of-your-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Leadership is a challenging way of life.  Some people either don't want to put the effort into learning to lead or they haven't a clue why leadership is different.  Leadership is a very effective management style.  But, not the only management style.  Let's look at the differences between a controlling manager and a leader.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership &#8211; Is it Important to Be a Good Follower?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/leadership-is-it-important-to-be-a-good-follower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/leadership-is-it-important-to-be-a-good-follower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was thinking about what it takes to be a good follower.  Kind of a contrary thought, isn't it?  Because, anyway you slice the pie, leadership gets the most press.  

The leader, is the out front guy, who takes the flack or receives the praises. As we all know, the leadership proficiency meter can go from bad to great with many stages and steps along the way.  Is it completely out of vogue to be a good follower?]]></description>
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		<title>Successful Team &#8211; 5 Tips a Leader Must Know</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/successful-team-5-tips-a-leader-must-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/successful-team-5-tips-a-leader-must-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[lose the trust of the team]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tips for becoming a group leader.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Effective teams work because the leader has the group's loyalty.  Done incorrectly, the leader will lose the trust of the team.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Styles &#8211; Are Your Shoes on Your Desk?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/leadership-styles-are-your-shoes-on-your-desk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/leadership-styles-are-your-shoes-on-your-desk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One day, when I was sitting in my boss&#8217; office, we were having a very spirited debate.  I had just received a promotion and I was now the head of my department.  The spirited debate was not about my abilities to handle my new responsibilities.  It was about how I saw my role in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Tips on How to Improve Your Team&#8217;s Self Esteem</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/3-tips-on-how-to-improve-your-teams-self-esteem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/3-tips-on-how-to-improve-your-teams-self-esteem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have heard more times than I can count, &#8220;You get what you expect out of life.&#8221;  I have heard people say they don&#8217;t expect good things to happen for them.  If they do, they think it will jinx them.  They believe healthy self esteem, somehow it is cocky, ego driven and wrong. When we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Handle Negativity and Develop a Team with Positive Attitudes</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/how-to-handle-negativity-and-develop-a-team-with-positive-attitudes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/how-to-handle-negativity-and-develop-a-team-with-positive-attitudes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have worked for many years in the corporate world leading top notch sales teams.  I have, also, had the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial sales teams.  One thing that I have found to be true with both is, working with people with a positive attitude is huge!  I have had people tell me that watching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Difference Between a Manager and A Leader?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-manager-and-a-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-manager-and-a-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the beginning of time, humans have figured out that together everyone achieves more.  Together, they could create a group environment and split up the work load.  The team was born.  A team doesn&#8217;t work strictly in the business environment.  It works any time people need to get together to do anything, with an objective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Use the Two Little Words that Keep You From Success?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/do-you-use-the-two-little-words-that-keep-y/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/do-you-use-the-two-little-words-that-keep-y/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two words in the English language, used together, are responsible for business that failures, paintings which never reach the canvas, and pinnacles of success that are never attained.  These two words seem so innocent.  As if saying them we are automatically exonerated from any efforts to reach inside of ourselves and pull out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Important for a Successful Career?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/what-is-important-for-a-successful-career/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The path to a successful career can lead right through the dump.  When we start our careers of choice, there&#8217;s always a learning curve to contend with.  This learning curve can send us right through the dump of doubt, frustration and delays.  Wouldn&#8217;t it be amazing to decide what we are going to do, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Tips on How to Become an Exceptional Leader that Inspires Team Loyalty</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/3-tips-on-how-to-become-an-exceptional-leader-that-inspires-team-loyalty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a leader of people, when we can garner our people&#8217;s trust we can create a team of devoted people who will give 110% more to the team.  As Rensis Linkert, the noted psychologist who&#8217;s main focus of study was management styles, said, “The greater the loyalty of a group toward the group, the greater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John C. Maxwell and The Decision You Make Shape Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/john-c-maxwell-and-the-decision-you-make-shape-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/john-c-maxwell-and-the-decision-you-make-shape-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beliefs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every day, we are presented with a clean sheet to write our life&#8217;s experiences upon.  Do you believe that?  In some ways, that is correct.  This day hasn&#8217;t been lived before.  We can do with it as we wish.  What does matter, is the decisions we have made in the past.  Each new day has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Ethics Really Important in Today&#8217;s Business World?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/are-ethics-really-important-in-todays-business-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/are-ethics-really-important-in-todays-business-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=695</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a pervasive belief, in the world today, that to get ahead in politics and business a person can&#8217;t have principals.  Some people have high moral fiber in their home life and may even be pillars in the church, but when it comes to business they are unrecognizable as the same people.  I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Do Great Leader Do That Others Don&#8217;t?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/what-do-great-leader-do-that-others-dont/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/what-do-great-leader-do-that-others-dont/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=691</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are advantages to leadership.  The leader set the goals, develops the game plan to meet those goals, and makes the decisions along the way.  Great leaders know this freedom comes with many rewards, but, also, a tremendous amount of responsibilities. Great leaders knows the ultimate &#8220;buck&#8221; stops with them.  Whether their team wins or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have Ownership of Your Career?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/do-you-have-ownership-of-your-career/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/do-you-have-ownership-of-your-career/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing worse than the feeling of being out of control in our lives.  That feeling when someone, or something, has so much control over us that we are no longer free.  We don&#8217;t want our government, our job, or our relationships with other people to take our freedom away. People enjoy the feeling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can Criticism Improve Your Team&#8217;s Performance?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/how-can-criticism-improve-your-teams-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/how-can-criticism-improve-your-teams-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my many years in business, I have discovered, what I believe, is one of the biggest mistakes many leaders of people make.  They try to change their people.  They believe focusing on individual weaknesses within the team will improve performance of the team.  They focus their energies and their criticisms on their people&#8217;s weakness, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips on Effective Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/5-tips-on-effective-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/5-tips-on-effective-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intimidation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supervision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supervisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you in, or aspire to be, in a management position with your company?  Does a group of individuals report to you on a regular basis?  If you are in that position, are you a manager or a leader? There is a difference between leadership and managing.  Many people in a management position don&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Fear and Intimidation be an Effective Management Tool?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/can-fear-and-intimidation-be-an-effective-management-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/can-fear-and-intimidation-be-an-effective-management-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=630</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been in the situation where you are ruled by the time clock?  When you are late to work,  you are met with glares and threats from your management.  You better be on time or lose your job!  When production isn&#8217;t met, or you make a mistake,  you are threatened, once again, with dismissal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What 3 Things to Look for in My Perfect Career?</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/what-3-things-to-look-for-in-my-perfect-career/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/what-3-things-to-look-for-in-my-perfect-career/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[be their own boss]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The year 2009 will be remembered for a long time for being the year of economic downturns.  Jobs, houses, savings have been lost.  Many people have felt the pinch.  People have begun to realize that their jobs are not as secure as they had once thought.  They may be forced to  re-evaluating their goals and  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Maxwell on Leadership; Laws of Navigation, Addition and Solid Ground</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/john-maxwell-on-leadership-laws-of-navigation-addition-and-solid-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/john-maxwell-on-leadership-laws-of-navigation-addition-and-solid-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All of us have had an opportunity to follow someone.  Either in our church as our pastor, or where we work, or in our government.  All of these areas have a huge impact on our lives.  Today&#8217;s lesson, taken from John Maxwell&#8216;s book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.  They are the 3 laws of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Maxwell on Leadership;  the Lid, Influence and Process</title>
		<link>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/john-maxwell-on-leadership-the-lid-influence-and-process/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/john-maxwell-on-leadership-the-lid-influence-and-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nan McAdam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.selfimprovementinformation.com/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have worked in the business building field for over 20 years.  I have seen many different kinds of leadership.  Leadership doesn&#8217;t necessarily come with a title.  Many effective leaders have never had a title, but have risen to the needs of a group of people. What makes a great leader?  Is it the way [...]]]></description>
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