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		<title>Building with thrown bricks</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2012/01/23/building-with-thrown-bricks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chatsworth Consulting Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.&#8221; David Brinkley I was speaking with a colleague recently who told her tale of woe about a large project she was heading up at work. She shared a litany of roadblocks and obstacles. &#8220;Every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No pain, no gain?</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2012/01/09/no-pain-no-gain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chatsworth Consulting Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You don&#8217;t have to suffer continual chaos in order to grow.&#8221; John C. Lilly We have been taught since we were young, &#8220;No pain, no gain.&#8221; I no longer adhere to that approach. The world is filled with organisms that grow without pain and chaos. People grow, cities grow, businesses grow, flowers grow – all, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That’s how rumors start</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/11/07/that%e2%80%99s-how-rumors-start/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chatsworth Consulting Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communicate/communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[overcommunication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharing information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If you don&#8217;t give people information, they&#8217;ll make something up to fill the void.&#8221; Carla O&#8217;Dell We highly recommend &#8220;overcommunication&#8221; to our clients. We tell our clients, repeatedly, that they should share with others what they know, what they don&#8217;t know, what they can disclose, what they can&#8217;t disclose, why they can&#8217;t disclose something, when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You have what you need</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/09/19/you-have-what-you-need/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chatsworth Consulting Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.&#8221; Albert Camus There are many sayings that highlight the fact that adversity can often yield the best results. &#8220;You can&#8217;t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.&#8221; &#8220;Diamonds are made under pressure.&#8221; &#8220;Every cloud has a silver lining.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four steps to reducing the harmful effects of email</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/09/08/four-steps-to-reducing-the-harmful-effects-of-email/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn McLeod</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Listening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In teaching a program on Managing Conflict recently I asked participants to name some of the sources of conflict in their organization. They offered many suggestions about the things that cause conflict to arise, and the strongest sources of conflict, the ones that seemed to generate the most nods of agreement and emphatic responses, centered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Address the root cause</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/06/13/address-the-root-cause/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chatsworth Consulting Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.&#8221; Liberian proverb When we fall, when we fail, we often immediately look at the point where we came crashing to the ground. We may blame our immediate surroundings; we may decide to stay on the ground and not get up; we may decide we can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lead like a duck</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/03/28/lead-like-a-duck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chatsworth Consulting Group</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Care for self]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but paddling like the dickens underneath.&#8221; Michael Caine When things get frantic, do you get frantic? Can those who work with you and live with you notice your frenetic energy? And do they then get frantic themselves? An essential leadership skill – whether you&#8217;re leading an organization, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are there bullies in your workplace?</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/03/11/are-there-bullies-in-your-workplace/</link>
		<comments>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/03/11/are-there-bullies-in-your-workplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn McLeod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week my family watched a program on bullying among teenagers, a subject that schools across the country are grappling with, as bullying takes place in school, outside of school, and in cyberspace. The program brought unsuspecting teens into a scenario where actors played the parts of two bullies and a victim. The program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let it go</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/03/07/let-it-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chatsworth Consulting Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You can&#8217;t hold a man down without staying down with him.&#8221; Booker T. Washington A friend of mine used to tell me how she&#8217;d be mad at her boyfriend, and he wouldn&#8217;t even know. &#8220;We&#8217;re fighting,&#8221; she&#8217;d say, &#8220;And he has no idea.&#8221; It was clear to her that she was expending energy with her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you a carrot, egg, or coffee bean?</title>
		<link>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/01/28/are-you-a-carrot-egg-or-coffee-bean/</link>
		<comments>http://chatsworthconsulting.com/2011/01/28/are-you-a-carrot-egg-or-coffee-bean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robyn McLeod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What pressures are you under right now? What difficulties are you facing? And how are you coping with them? For many of us, our approach to adversity is predictable. Some of us tense up and become harsh, some of us try our best to ignore the issue and hope it goes away, others give up [...]]]></description>
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