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		<title>Real Motivation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managing is basically a process of getting results through people. This process includes a combination of defining responsibilities, organizing, establishing goals, and generally making sure that people know what they're supposed to do, have the means to do it, and are "motivated" to get it done.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=driscollitsyourbusiness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8790016&amp;post=758&amp;subd=driscollitsyourbusiness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Manage Yourself, Lead Others</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Standards Of Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been written about the effective executive. The rewards are for doing the right things, effectiveness, as compared with merely doing things right, efficiency. Does this same wisdom apply to all workers? You bet it does! It is little wonder that performance, measured by productivity, sales, customer service or quality, falls short of expectations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=driscollitsyourbusiness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8790016&amp;post=751&amp;subd=driscollitsyourbusiness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spot The Good Manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>It Pays To Pays</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Opening Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the most common of our experiences. It is one that many of us have experienced on numerous occasions. It is one that hundreds are experiencing this very moment. It is the first day on a new job. How important is that first day? Is it important enough to effect your attitude for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=driscollitsyourbusiness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8790016&amp;post=740&amp;subd=driscollitsyourbusiness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Higher Hiring</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most definitions of management share the viewpoint that good management is a process of reaching goals by working with and through people. That being the case, choosing your team is the first step to success. Make sure that you get the best people available. Aim high when you hire. Recruitment and hiring are areas in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=driscollitsyourbusiness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8790016&amp;post=736&amp;subd=driscollitsyourbusiness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Delay The Firing Squad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you first get the idea that you should fire one of your employees, you are probably already too late. That might sound hard hearted but its all too often true. The boss is often the last to know. When it comes to decisions involving a termination, the great decision maker often becomes the great [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=driscollitsyourbusiness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8790016&amp;post=732&amp;subd=driscollitsyourbusiness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Easy, Just Watch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most things in life are pretty easy to do after you know how to do them. Management is just the opposite. Most everyone knows how to manage (just ask them), but it&#8217;s done well all too infrequently (just look around). I guess part of the answer for the discipline of management being well understood but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=driscollitsyourbusiness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8790016&amp;post=728&amp;subd=driscollitsyourbusiness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Excuses Please</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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