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		<title>It&#8217;s Okay To Live With Your Employer, Just Don&#8217;t Marry Them</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rex Huppke of the Chicago Tribune writes a great column entitled &#8220;I Just Work Here&#8217;, where he humorously reflects, shares stories and information about the intersection of work, careers and corporate life. His latest column (April 29 Chicago Tribune &#8211; http://shar.es/l9QCH) posed the question of returning to work for a company that had previously let [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1559&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Organizational Change and Executive Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most organizations these days are in the throes of change which means their leaders are charged with driving it. Successful change leadership starts with the ability of senior leaders to broadly communicate with clarity, conciseness and compassion. It&#8217;s this last component, compassion, that too often falls short in executive communication about change. And when I [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1552&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Website for &#8220;Building A Magnetic Culture&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago I added &#8216;Building A Magnetic Culture&#8217; by Kevin Sheridan to my Great Reads listing. FYI, anyone who would like more information on this great book, there is a new website for information I encourage you to check it out. website:http://www.buildingamagneticculture.com/. Filed under: Engagement<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1549&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will It Be Heaven or Hell With Your New Employer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard this joke below. If not, is a reminder to pay close attention to every interaction you have with your potential new company during the recruiting process. If you don&#8217;t, the joke could be on you! One day while walking down the street a highly successful executive woman was tragically hit by [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1546&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Never Felt Like A Failure</title>
		<link>http://3connections.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/i-never-felt-like-a-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is an excerpt from a blog post I wrote for my company from my research project on our best bosses: One of the more powerful themes about great bosses is their tolerance for mistakes. As one respondent put it, “I never felt like a failure when I worked for my best boss.” Just think [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1543&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo: More On The Work From Home Controversy</title>
		<link>http://3connections.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/yahoo-more-on-the-work-from-home-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more annoying aspects of life in America is our short attention span. One day, an issue is screaming in the headlines and bantered across all media channels. The next day it disappears, replaced by the next big issue or Lindsay Lohan&#8217;s latest indiscretion. Given this, I was surprised to hear an opinion [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1539&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Environment of Respect and Clarity: A Leadership Lesson From The Locker Room</title>
		<link>http://3connections.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/an-environment-of-respect-and-clarity-a-leadership-lesson-from-the-locker-room/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this morning&#8217;s Chicago Tribune there was an article (written by Dan Pompei) about the new coach of the Chicago Bears, Mark Trestman. I almost skipped it because I find football coaches tend to be all cut out of the same cloth. That&#8217;s not good or bad. I just don&#8217;t find them to be very [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1527&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo Telecommuting: A Different Take On Marissa Mayer&#8217;s C&#8217;Mon Man Leadership Moment</title>
		<link>http://3connections.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/yahoo-telecommuting-a-different-take-on-marissa-mayers-cmon-man-leadership-moment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I heard about Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to end telecommuting (http://lat.ms/WnWs6), I had a similar reaction as most. Here is another entitled, workaholic, control freak CEO behaving badly. She even had a nursery built next to her office so she could spend more time at her office. Really? Ah, nothing like sweet irony. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1515&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>37 Years Working And Not A Good Boss In The Bunch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my travels, I ask a lot of people to describe their best boss experience. The stories and reflections I hear are very positive and powerful (click on the Your Favorite Boss category for some of the great personal stories I have heard over the past couple of years).  Unfortunately about 15-20 % of the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1483&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Won&#8217;t Hire You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great article from a fellow blogger entitled &#8220;Why I Won&#8217;t Hire You&#8221;.   The tips are excellent for anyone, at any age, in the job search process. My favorite comment was &#8220;You Sent Me A Stupidly Long Resumes&#8221;.  The &#8216;everything but the kitchen sink&#8217; approach to resume writing is not a good strategy.  You can read [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=3connections.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14298771&#038;post=1479&#038;subd=3connections&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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