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		<title><![CDATA[How to Turn Around a Demoralized, Underperforming Group]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=3457]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For every highly motivated and high-performing workplace group, you'll find one that's demoralized and demotivated. And in these challenging times, that's probably an understatement. How does it get that way and how can a manager turn around an underperforming group? Here's how ... and it works. by Steve Tobak]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:24:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[McDonald's Fires Manager Over Anti-Gay Words Against Trans Teen]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/food/10001176/mcdonalds-fires-manager-over-anti-gay-words-against-trans-teen/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An Orlando McDonald's MCD has fired one of its managers after he told a 17-year-old job applicant via voice mail, "You will not get hired. We do not hire faggots."    The manager didn't even get his terminology right -- "faggot" is a hateful term for a male...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:47:40 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Problem with Know-It-All Managers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=3361]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There's an old expression, "Those who think they know everything are annoying to those of us who do." It's funny, but if you place the period after the word "annoying," it's also true. But know-it-all managers aren't just annoying. They're also bad managers, bad for the organization, and bad for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:36:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Most Managers Failing Their Duty During Crisis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=4474]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent McKinsey survey on crisis leadership unearths a distressing reality. Fewer than half of managers believe inspiration and direction is high on their job description. In other words, these managers don't think of themselves as leaders. by Sean Silverthorne]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:44:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should I Take Sides in a Boss-on-Boss Turf War?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/stanley-bing/?p=508]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I've recently become aware of a turf war between my current manager and another manager. I believe the other manager wants to muscle my boss out of the picture, and I want to align myself with the right person. What should I do? by Stanley Bing]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:31:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't Leave It to the CEO: How Mid-level Managers Can Drive Strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/mba/?p=1396]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Don Sull of the London Business School recently spoke with me about his new book, The Upside of Turbulence: Seizing Opportunities in an Uncertain World. Sull explains how managers at all levels of a company can take advantage of opportunities that arise from turbulence. by Jeremy Dann]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:06:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advice for New Managers: Three Accomplishments per Day]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=4219]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the under-appreciated side effects of the financial crisis has been the promotion of employees into management roles for the first time. Their first mistake? Trying to do much. Here are two steps to help green managers make the most of their new opportunity. by Sean Silverthorne]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:51:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Readers Diagnose "New Management Syndrome," Offer Cures]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/entry-level/?p=958]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When we posted last week about the deficiencies in training many young people experience when they're promoted to management for the first time, many more experienced readers chimed in with observations and advice to aid the newly minted manager. Among their observations was a clear-eyed description of the problems that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:06:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/rebekkah+carney.html"><![CDATA[Rebekkah Carney]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[What's the First Thing New Managers Need to Learn?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/entry-level/?p=923]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[You're a young go-getter and your ambition and hard work have just paid off: for the first time, you've been promoted to manager. What's the first thing you need to learn? Probably not what the company will teach you. by Jessica Stillman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:37:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managers Take Note: Obama's Nobel Prize Rewards Attitude, not Results]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=4004]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Would you have voted to give President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize? If you were grading on production, clearly not. What, then, is the Noble Committee teaching managers about the right time to give rewards? by Sean Silverthorne]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:51:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Grow Sales Talent]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13723_23-250393.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tough times mean looking internally to grow your sales team. Nancy Martini, president and CEO of PI Worldwide, suggests tailoring the coaching and motivation to each member's way of learning.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:19:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Manage Employees Twice Your Age]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/entry-level/?p=653]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With creativity, innovative ideas and a can-do attitude valued more than ever in the modern workplace, the young but ambitious can find themselves managing those nearly twice their age. Now that could be awkward, but there are ways to smooth over this potentially fraught situation and make it productive for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:57:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Help! My Manager is Screwing Me Up!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=4790]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales managers can be a headache, but most of the time their craziness doesn't spill over into your relationships with customers.Â  But what do you do if you're in a situation like the one this reader wrote to complain about:  My manager was convinced he had been the best...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:30:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Handle a Bad Performance Review | Dodging Landmines]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13722_23-332945.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's not easy to receive criticism from your manager, even if it's constructive. But Roberta "Bobbie" LaPorte, a career and leadership coach, says you can turn a negative performance review into an opportunity to enhance your skills and reflect on your career.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:31:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unlock the Potential of Line Managers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/08/11/unlock-the-potential-of-line-managers/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[McKinsey has just published its latest quarterly report on front-line managers --Â a crucial but often neglected role in the business.    Often they are looked on as even more expendable than the foot-soldiers they manage, because they don't even execute strategy, they merely oversee that execution performed by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:35:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-329803.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of David Fick &#8211; Stifel Nicolaus & Co. David Fick &#8211; Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Can you walk us through the process for adjusting the manager&#8217;s fee? How that was negotiated and what the board&#8217;s...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:16:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Global Purchasing Managers Show Smiles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/macro-view/global-purchasing-managers-show-smiles/918/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The world manufacturing economy is far from a convincing expansion, but the collective reports from purchasing managers in 26 countries say that in most markets, business has stopped contracting. For the group as a whole, prices and employment are still falling, although at smaller rates, but output and new orders,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:39:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Remote Workers: Are You Neglecting Your In-House Team]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-325532.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Managers may be inadvertently playing favourites by focusing too much on their remote workers and neglecting their in-house team members.      For Remote Employees        	    	    A challenge for remote employees is that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Catalyst by Jeanne Liedtka, Robert Rosen & Robert Wiltbank |Book Brief]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13724_23-319245.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In "The Catalyst," Jeanne Liedtka and her coauthors studied middle managers who have sparked incredible growth in organizations that are often working against them. By being open to new opportunities, drawing on a repertoire of experience, and moving fast—a catalyst's secret weapon— these entrepreneurial leaders achieved extraordinary results. Learn how...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:50:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Older Managers Confirm It's Bad, Keep Fighting]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Older managers in their 40s and 50s may be hardest hit by the recession, but that doesn't mean they're simply caving in to the pressure of one of the toughest job markets in years. In fact, if the flood of comments that came in from last week's post on older...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:17:38 -0700</pubDate>
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