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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 1997 McKinsey and Company survey coined the phrase “the war for talent.” It forecast a two- decade demographically fuelled net reduction in talent in the workforce due to baby boomers retiring. The recent recession slowed that war, as boomers &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2011/10/31/biv-boardroom-strategy-stocking-your-arsenal-to-win-the-war-for-talent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&amp;blog=4482048&amp;post=1389&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<title>Leadership Minute: Annual Performance Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the challenges of being a good leader is understanding how to lead up and provide appropriate feedback to your leader while at the same time finding ways for your team to provide you feedback. Here are three questions &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2010/11/08/leading-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&amp;blog=4482048&amp;post=1187&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ensuring success when transitioning into a new role</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a leader with ambition one thing you will being doing a lot of in your career is dealing with transition: being promoted into new roles with greater responsibility and similarly promoting star performers who report to you into new &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2010/08/26/ensuring-success-when-transitioning-into-a-new-role/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&amp;blog=4482048&amp;post=1099&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Manager to Leadership: building your Leadership Roadmap</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a question I get asked fairly often: how can I move from being a manager to truly becoming a leader? It turns out that the answer is &#8220;it&#8217;s a journey; one you can start right now.&#8221; The journey becomes &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2010/05/27/from-manager-to-leadership-building-your-leadership-roadmap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&amp;blog=4482048&amp;post=1003&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<title>Finding a mentor or a coach</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first questions I get asked by entrepreneurs, CEOs, and executives interested in mentoring and coaching is, &#8220;what&#8217;s the difference between them?&#8221; Coaching is a process in which a coach asks a series of cascading questions (sometimes referred to &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2010/04/14/finding-a-mentor-or-a-coach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&amp;blog=4482048&amp;post=939&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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