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		<title>Comrades &#8211; Day Two</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2011/06/comrades-marathon-2011-day-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day two It&#8217;s been a relatively quiet day today so far.  We got up around 9am and made our way to breakfast at the hotel. Filled with runners, as you can imagine, and as far as I can tell, mostly from outside South Africa.  Breakfast was a typical European-style buffet with lots of meats and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comrades Marathon, 2011 &#8211; Day One</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2011/06/comrades-marathon-2011-day-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently accompanied my best friend of many years, as she competed in the Comrades Ultra Marathon in South Africa.  So many people have asked about the experience, I decided to put the updates I sent to several of my friends on my blog.  Hope you enjoy!  Cheers,  Amelia Day One Arrived in Durban after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Succession Planning Below the C-Suite</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2011/01/succession-planning-below-the-c-suite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in today’s Wall Street Journal entitled Sudden Leader Loss Leaves Firms in Limbo, says that according to research done by the American Management Association, more than one-fifth of senior managers say that their companies are &#8220;not at all prepared&#8221; in the event of a sudden loss of a key member of the company&#8217;s senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a Good Boss?</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2010/08/what-makes-a-good-boss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost 25 years ago, an article in ‘Business’ magazine described the ten qualities employees most wanted their bosses to possess.  A lot has changed in the world since then, but these (with some updating by me) still look good. 1. Establishing organization clarity a.  Establishing clear goals and standards b.  Communicating group (not just individual) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping the Right People on the Bus</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2010/06/keeping-the-right-people-on-the-bus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m the guest author in the June edition of the STRe Solutions Newsletter. You can find the entire newsletter here, or read my article below. What&#8217;s your secret for keeping your best employees engaged and motivated? In the classic business book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap&#8230; and Others Don&#8217;t, Jim Collins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Business Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2010/06/best-business-advice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once a month, I have the opportunity to spend a half day with about 10 CEO&#8217;s from a variety of different businesses, talking about issues they are facing and sharing perspectives. It&#8217;s a great group who really care about each other and offer thoughtful, insightful advice. Last month, on a whim, I asked them to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Week Debate: The recession is no time to worry about employee engagement. Pro or con?</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2009/06/business-week-debate-the-recession-is-no-time-to-worry-about-employee-engagement-pro-or-con/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2009/06/business-week-debate-the-recession-is-no-time-to-worry-about-employee-engagement-pro-or-con/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Week recently posted a debate starting with the premise that a recession is no time focus on employee engagement. The &#8216;Pro&#8217; position stated that organizations should concentrate on the business, not the workers. The &#8216;Con&#8217; position stated that employees need a morale boost now more than ever. Here&#8217;s the comment I added: Healthy companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;How Would You Know?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2009/05/how-would-you-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 16:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[That’s the question posed to Jim Collins (best-selling author of ‘Good to Great’, ‘Built to Last’, etc.) that became the inspiration for his latest book, How the Mighty Fall. In the cover story of the May 25th edition of Business Week, Collins identifies the FIVE STAGES of corporate decline, and how organizations at (almost) any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Collins on Thriving in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2009/04/jim-collins-on-thriving-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2009/04/jim-collins-on-thriving-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy Execution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inc editor, Bo Burlingame (author of Small Giants, a great read about companies that choose to be great vs big), interviews Jim Collins (author of Good to Great, Built to Last, etc.) in this month&#8217;s edition: How to Thrive in 2009. It&#8217;s a long article, but well worth the read. Here are some of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Observations from the new eBay CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2009/04/leadership-observations-from-the-new-ebay-ceo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ameliasperspective.com/2009/04/leadership-observations-from-the-new-ebay-ceo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy Execution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday&#8217;s New York Times had an interesting interview with John Donahoe, the new CEO of eBay. In it he talks about leadership (you can&#8217;t change someone &#8211; only help them help themselves), tough questions for job candidates (when have you failed and what did you learn), the importance of open, objective feedback (it&#8217;s okay [...]]]></description>
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