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		<title>This Is The Way We Do It, But&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Changing The Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mind-Sets In Action]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[being open to change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chip and Dan Heath]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we were reminded in a recent post a little over a week ago, being open to new possibilities can be rewarding.  It certainly was for my daughter’s friend who came to realize that by implementing a different approach to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/this-is-the-way-we-do-it-but/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doing Their Very Best Work&#8230;The Ultimate Example</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Just For Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind-Set #2]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mothers Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being non-judgmental, selfless, caring, responsible&#8230;you gotta love people who can get beyond themselves (think: mind-set two&#8212;being part of something bigger than yourself).  I’ve regularly observed that people did their best work (and were most fulfilled) when they were a part &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/doing-their-very-best-work-the-ultimate-example/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Is The Way We Do It</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 04:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Changing The Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Especially For HR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Especially For Leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind-Set #3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This Could Get Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being stuck in the status quo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[continuous improvement in business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heidi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[try it you'll like it]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter Heidi recently returned from a much-anticipated backpacking trip.  She and her friend had a great time—seeing some spectacular scenery in-and-around the Grand Canyon. For Heidi, it was the first time she had backpacked with this particular friend. Just &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/this-is-the-way-we-do-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Professionalize Teaching ?&#8212;A Duke University Senior Speaks Out</title>
		<link>http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/we-must-become-more-professional/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bill's Rants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing The Nation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;We must become more professional&#8217; is a mantra I regularly hear amongst both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. For instance, many have argued that management should have the same types of standardized professional requirements that law does.  Whether you agree &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/we-must-become-more-professional/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can We Tolerate Working With You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Changing The Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Especially For HR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mind-Set #2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind-Set #6]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Richard Myers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Snyder Chief Innovation Officer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self-aggrandizement in business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whirlpool Corporation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 1999 Whirlpool began a quest to go from one-product, one-customer manufacturer of washing machines to being the global leader of marketing and manufacturing major household appliances, with revenues over $10 billion. Today the Whirlpool brand is the top-selling appliance &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/can-we-tolerate-working-with-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ain&#8217;t Maturity Grand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Just For Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind-Sets In Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Wiersma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business professionalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maturity in business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senior citizens may cringe when being referred to as mature, but hopefully the rest of us will take it as a compliment rather than a slight.  I don’t know about you, but I love dealing with people who are able &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/aint-maturity-grand/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Applying The Mind-Sets To Tough Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Better Meetings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Especially For HR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mind-Set #1]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tools for tough business meetings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Got a tough meeting coming up&#8212;one in which involves critical problem-solving, or one in which emotions may run high?  If you’re like me, you’ll need all the help you can get.  Here’s a tip. Assuming you’re dealing with a group &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/applying-the-mind-sets-to-tough-meetings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Old Are Your Stories?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Especially For HR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Advanced Class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This Could Get Personal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[great communicators in business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stale stories don't cut it in business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Seven Mind-Sets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Great communicators are, in large part, storytellers.  There’s nothing like a great personal story to make an important point memorable&#8212;cementing it into our hearts and minds.  While repetition is important, it’s less-so when people share their personal stories until they &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/how-old-are-your-stories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do We Need A Statue of Responsibility?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was the renowned scholar Viktor Frankl (who wrote the amazing book Man&#8217;s Search For Meaning) that recommended that a Statue of Responsibility be erected on the west coast to compliment the Statue of Liberty on the east coast. Politicians &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/do-we-need-a-statue-of-responsibility/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Best Five Players&#8217;&#8230;Congratulations To The University of Kentucky</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wiersma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Especially For HR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mind-Set #2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coach Calipari]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Richard Kovacevich former CEO of Wells Fargo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Kentucky Wildcats win NCAA basketball champtionship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Kovacevich, the retired chairman of the board of directors and former CEO of Wells Fargo (who was also an avid athlete) , once noted that, “You learn very quickly playing sports that it’s all about team. It’s the best &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.wiersmaandassociates.com/blog/the-best-five-players-congratulations-to-the-university-of-kentucky/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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