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<description><![CDATA[George F. Franks, III is the President of Franks Consulting Group, a management consulting, leadership and career coaching practice. With thirty years of experience working with start-ups, nonprofits, mid-size to global companies, individual leaders and boards of directors, George has hands-on expertise: - Organization assessment and improvement - Strategic planning - Team facilitation - Leadership development - Career marketing and management - Nonprofit assessment and improvement - Social media marketing An officer with a number of global, national and local nonprofit organizations, George is a speaker, author and consultant who is in demand. George can be contacted at: franksconsultinggroup@gmail.com You ... ]]></description>
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<title>Dos and Don'ts To Get Hired Now</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:13:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting hired in 2011 is difficult. Whether you had a G.E.D. or a PhD. Experienced middle managers and executives are finding it just as difficult to find their next job as those just out of college or graduate school. The same applies to those coming from manufacturing or the service sector with less educational credentials but lots of experience. So how can you get hired? Now?]]></description>
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<title>Objective - Career Success</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:26:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During these challenging economic times it is easy to lose sight of goals and objectives - family, professional, financial and others.  Now is actually the best time to review and refine your objectives.  While many others talk on and on about family, financial and personal success, it is appropriate that professional success not get lost in the mix.  By asking yourself the following questions, you can better define your formula for professional success and establish metrics for tracking your performance over time.]]></description>
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<title>Interview Dress For Men on a Budget</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:37:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many men of all ages sabotage their interview as soon as they walk in to meet with the hiring manager or human resources.  What you wear does matter.  By following the advice outlined in this article you can be sure that you are wearing the right interview attire while at the same time staying within your budget.]]></description>
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<title>What Makes Leaders Great?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:41:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[History has shown that times of crisis produce the greatest leaders. Clearly 2009 is a time of crisis for not only the United States of America - but all the nations on earth. This is time when great leaders are needed. What are the characteristics of those leaders? Based on crises of the past, some of those necessary characteristics are vital in not just government but also business, education and other not-for-profit areas and science.]]></description>
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<title>&quot;Mad Men&quot; and Business Success in 2009 and Beyond</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:58:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The hit AMC cable television show "Mad Men" about the lives of those who work for a fictional Madison Avenue advertising agency in 1962 provides more insights into the work place of 2000 than one might think.  In fact, the characters in "Mad Men" provide a series of examples of what to do and not do to be successful today and in the future.]]></description>
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<title>Working in 2010 and Beyond</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:43:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lately a popular topic for books and articles has been how few hours anyone can work and still be successful.  Books have been written about the four hour work week. Articles have been written about the new "results-only work environment" or ROWE. And there have been a number of other variations on these themes. Four hours? Maybe zero hours? Why not. What's the real answer? Well it depends if your are working for yourself, if you are working for someone else or someone is working for you. Let's look at each.]]></description>
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<title>Start-Ups and Success</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There has rarely been a more challenging time to work for a large corporation. Layoffs, pay freezes and the elimination of retirement and other benefits are daily occurrences. More and more people are deciding to start their own businesses. Unfortunately most of them fail within two years.  While there is no one secret to success as an entrepreneur, there are step that every entrepreneur should follow to increase their potential for success.]]></description>
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<title>Leadership For Innovation</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:41:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The success of any business today is reliant on not only outstanding products and services, innovative marketing, well-oiled sales channels and flawless, customer-focused operations.  These are not optional; rather they are essential elements for business success.  But what makes the difference between future industry leaders and those back in the pack?  Innovation.  Leading for innovation is critical for success today, tomorrow and in the years ahead.]]></description>
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<title>Is Telecommuting &quot;So Yesterday&quot;?</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:38:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much has been written over the past several months about the pending death of telecommuting.  Companies and their management have been taking steps to reduce if not totally curtail telecommuting by employees across the USA.  The move is not limited to any one market, sector or industry.  At the same time, employees fear more and more that being "out of sight" will also lead to their being prime candidates for lay-offs as the economy continues to flounder.  Is this the death of telecommuting or should companies and employees continue to promote it and why?]]></description>
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<title>Layoffs at Starbucks</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:43:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When one thinks of high growth, innovation and the new corporate model - one of the first names that comes to mind is Starbucks.  In recent days, Starbucks has been in the news because their CEO has announced layoffs, store closings and a slower pace of growth. What - a corner without a Starbucks coffee shop?  The shake-up at Starbucks can serve as a lesson for any business or organization.]]></description>
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<title>Real &quot;Team Building&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:31:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much has been written about teams and team building over the past decade.  Much of it has been either based on psychology or corporations.  I have nothing against psychologists.  And I myself, spent many years working for large corporations.  But to understand teams and team building you need to understand what teams are, how they form and what makes them successful.]]></description>
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<title>Make Your Business Thrive During This Recession</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:01:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The natural inclination of business leaders during an economic downturn is to cut people, programs and reorganize. Examples of this are in the newspapers and web sites daily: banks, technology companies, construction firms, retailers and even so-called growth industries like healthcare and sustainability plus countless medium and small business which never hit the media. There are alternatives to cutting and pulling back during this on-going recession.]]></description>
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<title>Why Business Etiquette Matters</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:29:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today, most people pay little attention to social or business etiquette.  While some elements of traditional etiquette may seem dates and pre-"high tech", they are worth reviewing - and incorporating into your daily business life.]]></description>
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<title>Is Customer Service No Longer a Competitive Advantage?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:28:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the past decade, businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations have tended to shift their focus away from their customers, constituents and members.  While many of these organizations have been growing, they have put their resources into areas other than customer satisfaction.  Outsourcing, globalization, technology and consolidation have all served to reduce the level of customer satisfaction.  But during this same period, there have been some entities that have put the customer first.  It is worthwhile to examine these exceptions to the prevailing trend away from customer satisfaction.]]></description>
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<title>Ten Steps to Becoming a Better Leader</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:33:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[New Years is a time for many people to evaluate where they are, where they want to and what they need to change in their day-to-day lives. For leaders, whether they are supervisors, managers, mid-level executives or senior executives in any field, being more effective is the key to success - for themselves and their organization. The New Year is a good time to evaluate what leadership skills and traits are working and which ones are inhibiting success. Here are ten of them for your consideration.]]></description>
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<title>Success in 2008</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:27:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the end of every year, along with the television advertising and Christmas music are the end of the year wrap-up shows.  The best of...  The worst of...  The top...  This is not one of those articles.  No.  We are going to focus on how to be more successful in 2008.  While there are "silver bullets" when it comes to success, following these steps will make nearly anyone more successful that they would be otherwise.  Whether you work for a big or small company, a non-profit organization or even a government institution, following these steps will but you in the company of the leaders and top performers wherever you work and whatever you do for a living.]]></description>
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<title>Dressing For Success During the Holidays</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:28:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Holiday parties and other work-related functions are both a blessing and a curse this time of the year.  One can count on co-workers getting drunk, making a pass at the male or female "hottie" from the office and plenty of folks kissing up to the boss.  You can also count on people wearing the most outrageous and unacceptable attire.  So what should you wear to a company holiday function?]]></description>
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<title>Business Card Do's and Don'ts</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:02:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The business card is one of the most used and least understood tools in business today.  Whether CEO of a Fortune 500 Company or founder and part-time CEO of a web-based start-up, the business card is an effective communication and marketing tool.  But like any tool, it must be used properly.  The do's and don'ts of business card etiquette, while not the key to wealth and success are helpful to prosper in a business or organization of any size.]]></description>
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<title>Management Consultant: Luxury Or Necessity?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:51:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why should any business, association, non-profit or other organization, regardless of size, engage and utilize a management consultant?  Most owners of small business believe no one knows more about their business than they do.  Most non-profit organizations, with the exception of the very largest ones, believe they cannot afford a consultant - it's just not in the budget.]]></description>
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<title>Getting Paid for YOUR Job Performance</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:25:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The current world of pay for performance, whether one works for a business, a non-profit organization or even government at any level, requires a different way of working.  In the past, it was enough to work hard, do what you were told and be a team player.  That would get you a cost of living raise for sure and maybe a bonus. Not any more.  In the pay for performance world, those who follow the old rules are left behind - and in many cases without even the full cost of living increase much less a bonus.  No, new rules apply for success and top ratings with pay for performance.  These are the new rules.]]></description>
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<title>The Power Look for Men in 2008</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:35:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much has been written and said about women having a power look with expensive high heel shoes regardless of what else is worn.  What about men?  Is there a 2007 power look for men?  Is did the male power look die with the crash of 1987 or with the dotcom bust? There is a power look for men but it is much more subtle than a pair of expensive high heel shoes flaunted by the women who have shattered the glass ceiling. ]]></description>
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<title>Leadership - What the American Civil War Can Teach Leaders Today</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:23:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today when we think of leadership we think of corporate Chief Executive Officers, talking heads on political talk shows and management gurus.  There was an era when leadership meant men living and dying for their beliefs.  While this happens occasionally today - professional military people, firefighters, law enforcement offices and a few other rare instances.  During the era of the American Civil War, Americans from the North and the South routinely died for their causes.  The men who led them are after one hundred forty five years still examples for us today.]]></description>
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<title>The Best and the Brightest - Hiring</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:40:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hiring people for your team is always a challenge.  Generally you know your budget and your headcount - but what are the skills that you need?  What are your short term needs? What are you long term needs?  What are you skill gaps?  Hiring is often more about finding those who fit your near and long terms needs than bringing on the "best and the brightest".]]></description>
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<title>It Is Not Just About the Money</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 17:57:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much has been written in the media about who makes what both by name and by profession.  Whether PARADE magazine, the WALL STREET JOURNAL or other periodicals, there seems to be a focus on paychecks.  What do doctors, lawyers and Indian Chiefs make per year?  How little do the people who keep our streets safe, clean and in good repair make per year?  How much do university presidents make vs. the teachers who educated our kids day-to-day.  While I think this information is interesting, it only tells PART of the story.  The paycheck is just a small part of any career, occupation or job.  It is not just about the money.  There are other factors that anyone looking toward a job, career or field should consider even long before college or university.]]></description>
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<title>Big Boys and Girls Don't Cry (At Work)</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 19:01:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Quite a bit has been written recently about crying at work for some reason.  Articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post to name a few.  The point of these articles has been that especially for the "new generation" of workers, it is acceptable to cry at work.  Well, the workers may be changing but the workplace is as unforgiving as ever.]]></description>
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<title>Attire to Get Hired - Summer 2009</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:00:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spring and summer bring to mind images of love, vacations, walks on the beach and evenings by the pool.  But you need to get a job in an office.  Or you already have a job and you want to move up the ladder of success.  What to wear?  Contrary to the popular myth, unless you are in a glamour or very artistic industry there is no such thing as summer work casual.  You can, though, fine tune your attire for the summer season though.  Here are a few ideas.]]></description>
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<title>Are Lay-offs the Only Option?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:47:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Corporations have many constituents.  But they seem to play to only one audience - the investment community or Wall Street.  Any business is made up of workers, supervisors, managers and executives.  They also have customers, suppliers and in many cases dealers or distributors.  They have facilities in cities, towns and communities.  Some have factories and others have only offices.  But the fact is that all corporations touch the world they operate in beyond the narrow confines of where they raise money through investors - or Wall Street.  So why do almost all corporations decisions revolve around how Wall Street will react?  Are there alternatives?]]></description>
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<title>You've Lost Your Job - Now What?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:09:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Losing your job is painful, humiliating and traumatic experience - whether it is for the first time or the umpteenth time.  What will I tell those around me?  How will I pay my bills?  What about my retirement?  What will my friends and family say?  And what will I do to make a living and how?  While the initial questions are appropriate for other articles, this one will focus on the last question - "what will I do to make and living and how?"  It is best to think of concentric circles when thinking about where to find your next job.]]></description>
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<title>The Twenty-First Century Leader</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:55:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Leaders, whether supervisors or chief executives, face many of the same daily challenges.  How leaders respond to these challenges differentiates average or even good leaders from great leaders.  Anyone can be a better leader.  Following the points outlined below is there first step to improving your leadership effectiveness.]]></description>
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<title>Eliot Spitzer, Ethics and a &quot;Note to Self&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:13:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The latest ethics scandal involves soon to be former-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.  This is on top of news over the past several years about students' cheating, Congressmen lying, CEO back-dating stock options and executives spying on their boards - among other things.  The question is often asked "why do smart people do dumb things?"  Let me put it a different way, people who are smart - or not so smart - need to do the RIGHT thing.  So what does that mean?]]></description>
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<title>10 Steps of Successful Crisis Management</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:44:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crises affect the best run companies and organizations.  They also spring-up with great frequency in less well run companies and organizations.  Generally crises are the result of smart people doing dumb things.  Sometimes they are the result of poor quality, greed, corruption or worse.  Regardless of the reason for crises, it must be handled with the utmost care, speed and professionalism.  The ten point outlined below identify the key elements to success crisis management.]]></description>
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<title>Spell Success W-I-N</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:11:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There has always been a lot of discussing in the leadership and coaching fields about winning.  Are winning and success the same things or are they different?
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<title>The Corner Office Sells Coffee</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:12:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On any weekday go to any coffee shop and you will find a relatively new and growing phenomenon.  Men age forty and older sitting drinking coffee while working on laptops, talking on cell phones and reading business journals.  Who are these men and why are they sitting in coffee shops?]]></description>
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<title>Not Just Another Meeting</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:47:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some individuals have daily rituals.  So do some athletes.  But very few businesses have daily rituals to improve the business and drive results.  One daily business ritual that has worked for a number of companies and other organizations is the daily meeting or conference call.]]></description>
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<title>Love Your Work</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:45:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Work is where most people spend the majority of their waking hours.  Not with their family.  Not with their friends.  Not doing their hobbies.  But doing what they want or have to do to make a living.  Work.  Unfortunately most people are not happy with where they work, who they work with or what they do.  And some people hate work.  There is hope.  You can love work.  It is not easy but it is better than being miserable day in and day out.]]></description>
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<title>Business and War: Battlefield Leadership</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:54:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much has been written over the years about business.  Much has also been written over the years about war.  There are many parallels between the two.  The more business people from the shipping dock to the executive suite view business as war, the more the spoils of war: success.]]></description>
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<title>Baby Boom: Why Retire?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:10:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Look at any business magazine or journal.  You will see that the vast majority of "movers and shakers" featured are under age 50.  Increasingly they are in their 30s and 40s.  Why?  Are those the real movers and shakers in the world of business?  The fact is that corporations and large businesses, for the most part, value employees under 40 the most.  By the time employees are in their 40s they are either executives or on they are not.  Those who are not executives or at least on the executive track are viewed as being on the "pre-retirement track".  Most companies will do all they can to displace those employees with younger (and almost always cheaper) employees.  Layoffs, early retirements and reorganizations confirm this fact time and again.  So why should companies value mature workers?]]></description>
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<title>The Summer: Great Career Enhancers</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:09:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People think of summer as a time to leave work early, take vacations, visit the beach and read a good book.  Summer is good for all those things.  But it is also the perfect time of the year for evaluating your professional life and addressing areas in need of personal development.]]></description>
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<title>The Keys to Successful Leadership</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:32:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The best leaders I have met over the years have had several traits in common.  Those aspiring to become leaders in business, government or other organizations would be well served to review these and take them to heart.]]></description>
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<title>Time for a New Job?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:38:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whether working for a company or organization for a year or decades, it is always difficult to decide when to move on to another employer.  There are certain signs that any individual can look for around the work place.  While may of these seem like common sense, others are more subtle and are just an important, if not more so.]]></description>
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<title>International Business Success</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:54:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of talk today about being "global."  What does global mean?  A person of the world?  Every country is as different.  So is every locality and city or town.  The skills a business person needs to be successful in international business go beyond being global.  While not comprehensive, this list based on over a dozen years of international business experience should help.]]></description>
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<title>Steps for Getting New Employees Off to a Great Start</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:47:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges for any supervisor or manager is dealing with new employees.  While new employees range from chronic underachievers to future CEOs, the essential activities for the supervisor are the same.  Every good supervisor needs to focus on training, objectives, feedback coaching, more training and career development.]]></description>
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<title>30 Days to a New Life</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:15:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new job is always traumatic, whether just out of college, graduate school or a veteran of the working world. As traumatic as it may for the new employee, this is a period when opinions and judgements are made in the workplace. These judgments are made based on observations and the comments of others by co-workers, the immediate supervisor, the supervisor's peers and those in senior management above the supervisor. What the new employee does - or does not do - during the first thirty days can have a huge impact on all aspects of the job well beyond that short period of time.]]></description>
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<title>Learning From Small Businesses</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 08:15:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read any business magazine or newspaper and what you will see are stories about large corporations and their executives.  What you will not see, except in a few specialized journals, are stories about small businesses.  There are many things that large corporations can learn from small businesses.]]></description>
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<title>Job Interviews: Question to Not Ask</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 16:32:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much has been written about job interviews.  The literature includes what to wear, how to act, questions to ask and how to follow-up.  One area that the job interview literature rarely touches on is what NOT to ask.  

For today's job hunter, whether right out of high school or college, or a seasoned veteran of the workforce, what a candidate asks speaks volumes.  Some of the questions to NOT ask as outlined below including why the job candidate should not ask them.
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<title>How to Find the Perfect Interview Suit</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 19:29:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In 2010, most men today hate wearing suits. There are two reasons for this. Many men grew up wearing jeans, t-shirts and running shoes. As such, any "dress" clothes seem uncomfortable to them. Secondly, men who wore "dress" clothes from time to time in their youth wore poorly constructed, poorly fitted suits, jackets and trousers made out of inexpensive materials. The perfect interview suit must fit right, be the correct color, the proper fabric and feel comfortable.]]></description>
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<title>Leadership: What the Past Can Teach Us Today</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 14:15:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you look around the corporate landscape today, you see plenty of highly paid executives.  These men and women are obviously all smart, hard working and powerful.  But do they have the key leadership attributes of the greatest men and women in history?]]></description>
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<title>Effective Interview Questions For Hiring Managers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 17:59:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A lot of attention is paid to skills for job candidates including how to act, dress, the right questions to ask - and not to ask.  Less attention is given to the right kinds of questions for hiring managers to ask.  While it is usually clear what the hiring manager SHOULD NOT AND CAN NOT ask, little notice is given to the right key questions.  One of the most important things any executive or manager can do is to hire the best people.  As resume is only part of the story.  Asking and getting responses to tough and probing questions is essential to eliminating the wrong candidates and identifying the right ones.]]></description>
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<title>Is Your Boss a Coach?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2006 16:19:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In business and other organizations today we use the terms "boss" or supervisor and "coach" interchangeably.  The fact is that there is a world of difference between a boss and a coach.  Even if you work on an assembly line, dig ditches by the highway or push paper at the DMV, a coach is preferable to a boss.  This article outlines the differences.]]></description>
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<title>Military Leadership Lessons for Management</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 04:01:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The military whether in the U.S. or any other country comes under constant scrutiny and criticism for what it does wrong.  This is true both when at war, when at peace and when preparing for conflict.  Beneath the weapons, the camouflage and the rigid tradition-bound hierarchy there are many things the military does right.  These can serve as examples for businesses and organizations of all sizes.]]></description>
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<title>Premium Pricing and Service Excellence</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:03:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While there is alot of talk about "quality" and "excellence", these are increasingly missing from face-to-face service in everything from retail to hospitality to financial services. This article outlines a number of basic but radical steps to move any service business to excellence.  This level of service affords the opportunity to premium pricing. ]]></description>
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<title>The Sales Channel Solution</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:53:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Direct sales jobs often seen as the initial proving ground for young college graduates across industries and businesses.  Whether it is a product, a service, financial, pharmaceutical, industrial, consumer or advertising, direct sales forces have traditionally been the revenue engines for business.  But as technology, demographics and buying behavior have changed over the past decade, there are signs that the traditional direct sales force may be going the way of the typewriter and carbon paper.]]></description>
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<title>Turnarounds: From the Oval Office to the Corner Office</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:17:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The headlines recently have focused on how the replacement of President George W. Bush's chief of staff may serve to salvage the President's second term.  His new chief of staff has set an agenda, made announcements and started lopping off heads, so to speak, in a very public way.  This is not too different from what has happened at corporations during turnarounds.  Whether looking at financial institutions, industrial companies, airlines, consumer goods companies or telecommunications giants, the visible dynamics are they same.  ]]></description>
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<title>Interview Shoes - The RIGHT Styles For Men and Women</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:14:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Interview attire advice often focuses on suit colors and cuts for men and whether to wear a skirt or slacks for women and the color of either.  Other articles of interview attire are even more important.  A case in point is shoes.  For both men and women, wearing the right style and type of shoes can often serve as the most important and most visible item of interview attire.]]></description>
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<title>Must Ask Questions for Every Job Candidate</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:54:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviews are as much an opportunity for the job candidate to ask about the company or organization as they are for hiring manager to question the candidate. Too few candidates take advantage of this important opportunity to ask important questions in a number of areas.  This article lays out those questions and why they are important to ask during the job interview process.]]></description>
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<title>Six Steps to Effective Meetings</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 05:12:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most people in medium and large businesses, government, non-profits and other organizations spend the majority of their time in meetings.  This article discussed six steps that anyone can take to make meetings more productive.]]></description>
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<title>Do You Need a War Room?  Life in the Command Center</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:13:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The War Room or Command Center has its origin in military and technology environments.  But businesses, other governmental and non-profit organizations have all adapted the command center concept.  This article outlines the key elements of an effective command center regardless of the type of organization or intended purpose.]]></description>
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<title>Sales Excellence - Key Steps</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:11:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The sales team is the heart of any great business or company.  And yet most businesses do all they can to keep the sales force from being successful.  The nine points for sales excellence are key points for creating an environment in any size business to grow top line revenue through through a best in class sales team.]]></description>
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<title>Nine Steps to Corporate Success for Employees of Any Age</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 06:21:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Success in corporations today is more challenging than ever with downsizing, bankrupcies, out-sourcing, de-layering and globalization.  There are nine steps that new employees of any age can take to maximize their opportunites for corporate success.  This article outline each of those nine steps based on over twenty-five year of corporate experience.]]></description>
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<title>Finding the RIGHT Necktie</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:44:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[More than any other item of clothing that men wear during job interviews, ties says the most about them.  As such, men should read and heed the advice in this article about the types, styles and colors of ties appropriate for job interviews which is based on over twenty-five years of interviewing and being interviewed.]]></description>
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<title>The Five Worst Traits in a Boss</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:54:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The worst bosses can serve as the best examples of how not to manage.  In this article, George Franks uses cases from personal experience to demonstrate what makes a boss ineffective.  He goes on to show how in each case there is desired coaching behavior for the effective boss in the world of business, non-profits and other organizations of all sizes.]]></description>
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<title>Crisis Management - A Team Approach to Addressing Business Problems</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:37:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The workplace today seems to be a series of crises.  How can one more effectively manage these crises, whether in business, government or the non-profit sector?  This article list a number of steps than any organization can take to bring a team approach to addressing nearly any typle of business problem.]]></description>
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<title>Competing in the Global Economy: The Worker</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:47:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Events in the United States during the past fifty years demonstate why there is no such thing as job security today.  This article summarizes the current environment for the American worker, how we arrived at this point for workers and what each individual must do to insure their own financial security and employability.]]></description>
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<title>Leadership for 2010 and Beyond</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:35:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When is comes to leadership there are absolutes.  The absolutes serve leaders well today, tomorrow and well into the next decade.  This article touches on the key elements of effective leadership.  Leaders in all fields and of all ages will find this article informative, inspirational and thought provoking.]]></description>
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<title>Successful Coaching for the 21st Century</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:35:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The more advanced technology becomes, the greater need there is for leaders who are effective coaches.  Effective high technology coaching has less to do with taking advantage of the latest technology and more to do with quality time with your people, clear performance objectives and timely feedback.  This article describes some of the techniques that can be used to more effectively coach in a high technology environment.]]></description>
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<title>Coaching Your Coach - How to Deal With a Boss</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:18:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Having a supervisor, boss or coach is a reality in most businesses, organizations, teams or other group endeavors.  How you deal with that person can make your life miserable and unsuccessful or exciting and propel you toward greater opportunities.  It is all about how you coach your coach.]]></description>
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<title>The Anywhere Office</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:01:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The working world has changed more due to the information revolution than it did due to the industrial revolution.  Today, white collar workers are just as likely to be working from a Starbucks or their kitchen table as from a corner office or a cubicle.  This article outlines not only the changes in the work place but also what tools are essential for success in any environment.]]></description>
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<title>Successful Job Interviews: Ten Steps</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 15:14:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job interviews are a fact of working life, whether a new graduate or a veteran of the workplace.  While every interview is different, there are ten steps than can help make every interview more successful.  These important steps will not guarantee a job but they do serve to enhance consideration when combined with necessary skills and appropriate business attire.]]></description>
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<title>The Conference Call Monster: How to Tame It</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 15:08:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Along with meetings, conference calls have become increasing important vehicles for communication in global organizations.  Unfortunately, the bad habits found at face-to-face meetings are magnified on conference calls.  This article raises some key points to help anyone who uses conference calls to make them more productive for all participants.]]></description>
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<title>Five Essential Questions: Business Ethics</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:37:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Five key ethics questions that individuals in business or working for organizations should ask, whether at the executive, professional or managerial level.  George F. Franks, III is the founder and CEO of Franks Consulting Group - a management consulting and leadership coaching practice based in Bethesda, Maryland.]]></description>
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<title>Multi-Tasking and Focus</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:07:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is considered by many to be the age of multi-tasking.  Learn why multi-tasking may not be the answer to getting more done or completing items on the "to do" list with quality.  George Franks is the founder and CEO of Franks Consulting Group - a management consulting and leadership coaching practice based in Bethesda, Maryland.  www.franksconsultinggroup.com ]]></description>
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<title>Managing, Consulting and Coaching: The Best Reading Material</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:55:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A summary of where to find the best business writing.]]></description>
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<title>Dress to Get Hired</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:27:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The rules on what to wear - and not wear - for job interviews. There apply to new graduates in addition to seasoned veterans of the working world. Men and women should heed these words from a former corporate executive and Washington DC area management consultant who is also a leadership coach.]]></description>
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