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		<title>The Critical Factor of Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Flagg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Detroit auto makers, it appears the proposed bail out for them is dead, at least for today, anyway. What can be said of a group of companies that relinquished any competitive position in the car building industry in favor of gas-guzzling trucks and SUV's? Detroit perhaps took the worst route of all, recognizing that it was just easier to dominant in the market demand for trucks and SUV's by the American consumer rather than innovate and battle it out with the more efficient, better-built imports over cars. Yet the failure to innovate by these auto makers has pushed them to the brink of a precipice. A question we need to all be asking ourselves is this: how do we move forward towards innovation and change to create long-term sustainability and success?]]></description>
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		<title>Cultivating an Innovative Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Adebi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executives must create a culture that overcomes barriers to innovation. To succeed, organizations must be able to thrive in a culture of rapid and constant change. HR executives need to foster cultures that offer a common language, foster experimentation and mix the right talent.]]></description>
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		<title>TQM &#8211; ISO 9001 &#8211; Six Sigma: Do Process Management Programs Discourage Innovation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernie Cevallos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are your process and quality improvement initiatives stifling innovation and creating an internal focus. Inward looking companies are vulnerable to externally focused organizations.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Matters In Managing Change Effectively</title>
		<link>http://ravenshollow.apageor2.com/blog/2009/11/26/leadership-matters-in-managing-change-effectively/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership plays an important role for any change in business or service organization. The article brings out a fact of the importance of leadership in management of a change process. It also throws light on the reasons for resistance to change and how these can be effectively managed by a correct leadership oriented approach.]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Throwing Away Good Ideas</title>
		<link>http://ravenshollow.apageor2.com/blog/2009/11/21/are-you-throwing-away-good-ideas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to turn your business into an innovation machine where process improvements, problem-solving and bold new product ideas become the norm?  Create the business context structure and focus on the long-term leadership commitment and communication activities required to execute them.]]></description>
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		<title>You Announced Your New Strategy &#8211; Now What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you announced a big strategy or organization change and just when you thought it was working it becomes obvious the change didn't happen?   You've got everyone in the company talking about it - but what happened?  A common mistake that many leaders make is to announce the change, hear the instant positive feedback (ignore the naysayer's input) and assume that the organization will take it from there.]]></description>
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		<title>Making Change Stick</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Eaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 87% of organisational change programmes fail within 12 months of starting. This article examines the critical factors that can make the difference between success and failure.]]></description>
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		<title>Change, Transition, and Organizational Progress:  What Does It All Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenneth Wallace</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's what you'll learn about change, transition and progress in any organization by reading this article:  1. Change is a Basic Human Need  2. There Are Two Kinds of Change  3. How to Take Charge of Change  4. The Three Phases of Change  5. Transition and Organizational Progress: What is the difference between change and transition?  6. Transition and Enterprise Integration: The Three Areas and Four Components of Organizational Structure  7. The Strategic Plan and Implementation Blueprint: No Doubt Contracting  Alfred North Whitehead wrote that "the art of progress is to preserve order amidst change and to preserve change amidst order."  Read on to discover what he was talking about . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Grow Your Business by Shifting from Entrepreneur to Leader by Bea Fields and Carol Dickson Carr</title>
		<link>http://ravenshollow.apageor2.com/blog/2009/07/26/grow-your-business-by-shifting-from-entrepreneur-to-leader-by-bea-fields-and-carol-dickson-carr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raven</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gold in toxic feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vulnerability engenders trust]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re energetic. You&#8217;re focused. You start off with a fabulous idea that you are absolutely certain you can take you to places of amazing success. It&#8217;s not just you who thinks that your business concept is a great one. Nearly everyone you talk to offers their support for your bold move. Some of them even [...]]]></description>
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