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		<title>Two other blogs to look at&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m traveling this week, and will return to producing original content next Wednesday. In the meantime, check out these two worthy blog efforts that I am proud to have been a part of last month: Above the Line America 31 Tips for Des Moines Check them both out; they are worthy of your attention for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders share, abundantly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an earlier post, I wrote of the value of picking up the phone to ask for help, information, or other assistance from fellow professionals. What do you do when you get that call? Share.  Abundantly. In my former profession, many of us Iowa band directors worked toward the special singular honor of representing our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;&#8230;miscommunications&#8221; part two&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I shared an unusual incident involving an appliance installer, and the Facebook discussion after I shared it online. After the post, there was a bit more discussion, and I also finally offered my thoughts on the issue.  This week, I&#8217;ll share that &#8220;coda.&#8221; Some of asked how it turned out &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things Successful Leaders Avoid Saying (part 5)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a phrase to purge: &#8230;that would be great. Two reasons why: 1) It&#8217;s not specific.  If we know that people are more engaged when presented with frequent, specific, direct feedback, then we need to seek out chances to be specific. If something &#8220;would be great,&#8221; why? Will it make life easier? Help meet a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silos in the real world&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post will be a part of a local effort from author and change agent Danny Heggen that is worth your attention, but I share it here as an example of how misguided passion, particularly from leaders, can lead to potential division. It’s so fun and rewarding to be a part of Des Moines these days. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8217;tis the season to be sensitive&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re just a few days past the Winter Solstice, the shortest darkest day of the year. A contrast to the holiday season, it can exacerbate hidden internal sadness in those around us. I love Christmas music.  But not all of it at the same level of love.  I prefer minor keys, obscure pieces, and bleak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I just hate miscommunications.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, while working in my home office, workers from a local store came to install a new appliance.  I overheard a shocking conversation that struck me as inappropriate.  I selected a typical excerpt, and posted it on my personal Facebook page to see what conversation would ensue.  I was not disappointed. This was an interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things successful leaders avoid saying (part 4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The phrase &#8220;I don&#8217;t care&#8221; is often used to give permission. It may be splitting hairs to talk about this phrase, but this blog has often been picky about the words that we use. Words are important. Three points, in order from least subtle to most subtle: It’s dismissive. If you are interested in engaging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three little words for busy leaders&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes people feel disconnected from us because we come off as &#8220;too busy.&#8221; There are three words that can reverse this dysfunction. A piece of equipment went missing, and I wasn&#8217;t told about it.  I found out accidentally, a few weeks later, that a $75 piece of equipment had been lost or stolen.  I knew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two words to turn a negative into a positive&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.alanfeirer.com/two-words-to-make-positive</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An earlier post discussed the perils of the use of the word &#8220;don&#8217;t.&#8221; &#8220;Don&#8217;t&#8221; is negative, and can also be dismissive.  It&#8217;s also direct (that&#8217;s good) and easy (that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s frequently used).  There&#8217;s a nice alternative, though, that can quickly lay out both the non-desirable behavior, and the preferred: &#8220;Instead of&#8230;&#8221; Use this phrase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders tell people &#8220;why&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.alanfeirer.com/leaders-tell-people-why</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hannah was a young person volunteering at a community dinner.  She sure seemed like she didn&#8217;t want to be there.  She was listening to her iPod and had earbuds in both ears as she served peas to the public.  She was surrounded by about twenty adult volunteers. At one point, Harold, one of the adult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership lessons from Veterans&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.alanfeirer.com/leadership-lessons-from-veterans</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Feirer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised, this week&#8217;s blog is inspired by Veteran&#8217;s Day last week.  These are two stories of veterans that I told at a local Memorial Day service this year.  What&#8217;s the lesson?  There may be more than one, but let&#8217;s lift humility out of this.  No war hero brags; in fact, they share the credit [...]]]></description>
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