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		<title>The Lasting Power of Mentoring</title>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/the-lasting-power-of-mentoring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve had the chance to read up on the future of the workforce both domestically and globally, you&#8217;re no doubt aware that we are facing a significant shortage of critical skills across nearly all industries. A substantial subset of this trend is the lack of leadership development or succession planning currently in place to <a href='http://jasonblais.com/the-lasting-power-of-mentoring/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Organizational Success: People vs. Hedgehogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[jim collings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, I heard someone say that the success of their organization is directly attributed to the people within the organization. If you&#8217;ve read my posts here or elsewhere, you may be surprised to hear that I don&#8217;t necessarily agree with that notion. While I believe that an organization cannot be successful without qualified, engaged, <a href='http://jasonblais.com/organizational-success-people-vs-hedgehogs/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Business Line Executives, the Real Employment Branding Stakeholders</title>
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		<comments>http://jasonblais.com/business-line-executives-the-real-employment-branding-stakeholders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, I sat down with a business that was looking to utilize an employment branding strategy to develop a strong candidate pool around a specific business line. What was particularly interesting about this meeting, was that the initial conversations weren&#8217;t with HR or Recruiting, but rather the VP and Manager of the <a href='http://jasonblais.com/business-line-executives-the-real-employment-branding-stakeholders/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Destroying Your Programs to Restore Your Company</title>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/destroying-your-programs-to-restore-your-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business & Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so as I&#8217;m writing this, it is occuring to me just how much of my mind and time are focused on issues of human capital and organizational development&#8230; and perhaps it&#8217;s not exactly healthy.  Anyhow, as I read this article about Detroit&#8217;s plan to restore their communities by destroying homes, I couldn&#8217;t help but <a href='http://jasonblais.com/destroying-your-programs-to-restore-your-company/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Branding Castles in the Air</title>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/employment-branding-castles-in-the-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business & Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business profitability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment brand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours&#8230; If you have built castle&#8217;s in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.   Now put the foundations under them.  -Henry David <a href='http://jasonblais.com/employment-branding-castles-in-the-air/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HR Lunchbreak: Your Words Matter</title>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/hr-lunchbreak-your-words-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business & Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;re talking about talking (and while I think it&#8217;s a worthwhile area of discussion, I can&#8217;t help but feel that it&#8217;s a perfect satire of the ills of the corporate workplace in general&#8230; right in line with haveing meetings to plan meetings and making decisions to make a decision, etc.), and more specifically vocabulary in the workplace.  <a href='http://jasonblais.com/hr-lunchbreak-your-words-matter/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HR Lunchbreak: Tips for Getting REAL Employee Feedback</title>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/tips-for-getting-real-employee-feedback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soliciting employee feedback and input should be part of every company’s normal business process.  For small businesses, this responsibility may fall directly on the owner, director, or manager, while larger organizations hand this off to the HR department.   Regardless of the size of your company, however, eliciting honest and valuable information from employees is extremely <a href='http://jasonblais.com/tips-for-getting-real-employee-feedback/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring People Who Can Handle Ambiguity « The Staffing Advisor</title>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/hiring-people-who-can-handle-ambiguity-%c2%ab-the-staffing-advisor/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonblais.com/hiring-people-who-can-handle-ambiguity-%c2%ab-the-staffing-advisor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business & Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ambiguity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core competencies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jasonblais.com/?p=1402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post: Hiring People Who Can Handle Ambiguity « The Staffing Advisor, does a great job providing simple and effective tips to uncovering an applicants ability to handle ambiguity.  While not going into too much detail about the value of these folks, it&#8217;s an excellent and quick read. From my vantage point, it seems that <a href='http://jasonblais.com/hiring-people-who-can-handle-ambiguity-%c2%ab-the-staffing-advisor/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Distinct Lines</title>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/the-value-of-distinct-lines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it my imagination, or are the simplest truths always the greatest truths?  My friend at Human Race Horses has touched on something in his &#8220;personal leadership epiphany&#8221; that I&#8217;m certain strikes a chord with all who read it.  In one simple statement, he encapsulates what&#8217;s often at the root of poor performing employees, managers, <a href='http://jasonblais.com/the-value-of-distinct-lines/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A CEO’s Take on Jobs, Stimulus, and Policy : NPR</title>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/a-ceos-take-on-jobs-stimulus-and-policy-npr/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonblais.com/a-ceos-take-on-jobs-stimulus-and-policy-npr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite these comments and attitudes from the corporate sector, job growth is on the rise.  The Conference Board released their HWOL report today, and looking back at the historical data, the number of total online jobs posted, and the number of new jobs posted in January are right back to where they were before the recession.  Maybe small and mid-sized businesses really are the engine that drives the US economy and job market after all…]]></description>
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