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		<title>How to Guarantee Your Company Will Fail</title>
		<link>http://cactuswrangler.com/2011/11/13/how-to-guarantee-your-company-will-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People do stupid things when they are afraid. They pull back resources when they should be reaching out. They make knee-jerk decisions about policies and practices. They allow their fear to overtake courage. The word dis-courage means just that. To dismiss courage. To disassemble courage and strength. As a previous post showed, the real difference [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=311&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Success is not Final&#8221; Winston Churchill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Success is  not final.  Failure is not  fatal. It is the courage to continue that  counts.&#8221;  Winston Churchill   1871- 1965 This quote rang in my ears as I watched the market implode yesterday. It reminded me of all that I lost after September 11, 2001. As the tenth anniversary of that tragedy looms, it&#8217;s a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=1382&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Work Hard Party Hard Time Bomb</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a boss who&#8217;s primary philosophy was keeping us off balance. To him, that was the best way to control us and keep us on our toes. Wrong. It pretty much guaranteed that at any given moment, 15-20% of his workforce were working on their resumes. If you keep your people stressed and out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=25&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Boss: Confront or Quit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Colleague and fellow CSP, John Hersey, writes an excellent Leadership Blog. In this edition, he asks what do we do about lousy bosses. I admire John greatly and usually he&#8217;s right on. This time, he essentially says to suck it up or quit&#8230; read his blog here Here&#8217;s my response to John: ~~~~ John [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=1240&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Four Ways to Stay Motivated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Times are uncertain. (Newsflash: times have ALWAYS been uncertain.) Granted, things are a bit shaky now. Taking care of yourself and keeping yourself focused and motivated is one positive way to make the world better because you were here for awhile. Whether you are an individual or a company, these tips will help you create [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=1150&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time Small Business Takes Success Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[teamwork]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quality Circles, Total Quality Management (TQM), Management by Objective (MBO), Management by Wandering Around (MBWA), Six Sigma, Empowerment Training ~  Sound familiar? Then you&#8217;ve been around as long as I have. Notice one thing about the trends? The pendulum swings from right brain to left brain to right brain to left brain. Or, if you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=15&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Engagement Saves Time, Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You need more productivity from your staff. Every minute counts in a down economy, and it's imperative that all employees are on board. A "Make it Better Team" is the fastest way to get employee input, transform negative employee feedback into useful solutions, and create buy-in for the changes needed to keep your company competitive and successful.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=1008&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does your Mission Statement Jive With Employees?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you aren't paying attention to the subtext of your employees' lives, you aren't getting where you need to go. Your mission statement is hollow, your Commitment to your Customers is a lie.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=69&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>11 Steps to Declutterize Your Computer</title>
		<link>http://cactuswrangler.com/2010/01/24/11-steps-to-declutterize-your-computer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is lurking in the dark corners of your laptop? If you&#8217;ve owned a computer for more than a year, you&#8217;ve got clutter on your desktop. Those of us who have had computers for decades have duplicates, old files, corrupted files, useless junk, and more. There are programs that will get rid of some duplicates [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=812&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 &#8220;D&#8217;s&#8221; to Get it Done</title>
		<link>http://cactuswrangler.com/2010/01/14/5-ds-to-get-it-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Terry, CSP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[he best way to feel good about de-cluttering is to give your cast-offs to a good cause. What group makes you feel good when you support them? Grade Schools can use your old magazines, intermediate and High Schools might want your books. Abused Spouse shelters can use everything - they often leave home with their kids and just the clothes on their backs. Big Brothers &#38; Big Sisters is a wonderful organization. Goodwill and Salvation Army often will come and pick up. Call your favorite charity and lighten your load.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cactuswrangler.com&#038;blog=9795968&#038;post=793&#038;subd=bethterry&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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