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		<title>Getting your employees to see your point of view!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do your questions reflect your opinions or your employee’s reality? Coaching skills for managers include listening to them and asking questions which lead to solutions. One of the ways we know if we are actually listening to them, and not arguing with them, is by using their words in a positive way. For example, if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The work could get done in half the time!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you have an employee who could work harder? A manager once said to me, the work could get done in half the time if my employee would stop talking to everyone! Does one of your employees come to mind when hearing this statement? If so, you are likely creating more stress and work for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Task Oriented Managers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are more task oriented than people oriented, then why are you managing people?! The definition of management is the art of managing.  The definition of managing is to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship. The definition doesn’t mention people at all. But if you are managing people, then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fulcrumpointpartners.com/task-oriented-managers/</link>
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		<title>The Accomplished Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What did you do well today as a manager? Do you ever go home thinking you accomplished nothing?  Not sure how you contributed? You remember when you were part of the staff.  Wow, were you a great contributor!  You were good (obviously, that’s why you were promoted!) You knew your stuff.  You knew it.  While [...]]]></description>
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