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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[read time: less than 1 minute] I received an email today from a CEO the other day asking me, &#8220;Do you have any good references / literature on &#8216;how to make people care&#8217;? I&#8217;m having some employee challenges.&#8221; I thought I &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/12/04/how-can-i-make-people-care/">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=848&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Candor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most straightforward piece I&#8217;ve read on candor comes from Jack Welch&#8217;s book, Winning. In Chapter Two, he refers to candor as, &#8220;the biggest dirty little secret in business,&#8221; but more specifically as people not expressing themselves in a straightforward &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/10/06/candor/">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=730&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our leadership development philosophy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past year I&#8217;m consistently asked to answer the question, &#8220;what is your overall leadership development philosophy?&#8221; I thought it would be helpful to put pen to paper and blog my answer. Our experience over the past 10 years &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/08/17/our-leadership-development-philosophy/">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=656&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boardroom Strategy: Mike Desjardins Friday, 07 August 2009 Ten tips for leading businesses in turbulent times There’s no denying these are turbulent times. But there are things that you can do to lead your team and your company to success &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/08/07/business-in-vancouver-boardroom-strategy-aug-4-10th/">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=630&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why most leadership development initiatives fail.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past ten years we&#8217;ve had the opportunity to work with well 1,000+ executives and CEOs, focused on helping them becoming better leaders, strategists, and visionaries. In that time I&#8217;ve seen the aftermath of many failed leadership development initiatives, &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/08/04/why-most-leadership-development-initiatives-fail/">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=589&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Results-focused CEOs outperform high EI CEOs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brad Smart, co-author of the book Topgrading, has written a fascinating blog post that references two new studies which seem to somewhat contradict what the HR community has been saying with respect to results-focused CEOs and high emotional intelligence CEOs and &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/01/26/results-focused-ceos-outperform-high-ei-ceos/">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=335&amp;subd=mikedesjardins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Know if You&#8217;re a Great Leader?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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