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		<title>The Importance of Good Hiring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read an article on BNET http://bit.ly/9d7KjH about customer service in an industry that sadly needs it.
We had the opportunity to experience the &#8220;hospitality&#8221; of the U.S. airlines quite a bit this last week. I personally got to experience it returning from a preliminary relo trip and then two of our guests who flew in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gen X As Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 11:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[executive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a chance to listen to an interview with a management &#8220;expert&#8221; on generational differences on BNET the other day and she had some very interesting perspectives to point out as Gen Xrs begin to step up and take leadership roles or at least begin to show up in your candidate pipeline.
Many Gen Xrs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Would You Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 14:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>W. Lynton Edwards III</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s say that you run a large food manufacturing facility at a distant location from the company’s headquarters, and the CEO (your boss). The QC policy of the company is that all products that come off the line are to be held for 24 hours for QC approval before being shipped to a customer. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pro&#8217;s and Con&#8217;s of &#8220;Profiling&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 18:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read kind of an interesting post by Steve Tobak on www.bnet.com on the concept of generational profiling. That really wasn’t his entire point, his point was really more about the time and energy and hub bub we spend talking about the generational differences and how relevant and important are they relative to other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ethics of &#8220;Poaching&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment at will]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting article this morning about the ethics of poaching; not hunting animals out of season, but rather the idea of specifically recruiting or targeting key talent that works for another organization typically a competitor.I have to tell you that my initial reaction was &#8220;what&#8221;?
As the article went on it did differentiate between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employees for Life?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[failing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What inspired me to write this were two different pieces from people I respect in the business, Laurie Ruettiman at Punk Rock HR, http://www.punkrockhr.com/; and Margaret Heffernan at BNET, http://www.bnet.com/.
Laurie&#8217;s always enlightening and entertaining post talked about what is wrong with the recruitment process, and props to her for stopping at less than a page [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Twilight Zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>W. Lynton Edwards III</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn’t it interesting how fine the line can be between a management strength and a management weakness. Do you remember the show “The Twilight Zone?” It’s that shadowy place where things could go right, or could go wrong; where things may not be exactly as they seem to be.
In one set of circumstances, an attribute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Right&#8221; Retention</title>
		<link>http://www.edwards-search.com/the-right-retention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edwards-search.com/the-right-retention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congruency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[criteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember a number of years ago being in an a some what similar situation to the one is see now. Our current economy has lulled many employers into believing that focusing on recruitment and retention issues aren&#8217;t important right now because the current economy has severely restricted employees opportunities to change jobs.
Back in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building In Flow- Hire Hard, Manage Easy!</title>
		<link>http://www.edwards-search.com/building-in-flow-hire-hard-manage-easy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edwards-search.com/building-in-flow-hire-hard-manage-easy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bodin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My colleague made a great point about contributors in his post last week. As a practicing HR executive and consultant for over 30 years it has been amazing to see that most organizations squander a tremendous amount of resource- the 80% of a workforce that resides between the top performers and the folks we should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feed the Lions, Ride the Horses, Shoot the Dogs</title>
		<link>http://www.edwards-search.com/feed-the-lions-ride-the-horses-shoot-the-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.edwards-search.com/feed-the-lions-ride-the-horses-shoot-the-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>W. Lynton Edwards III</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have never met a business leader who didn’t want more high performers in their firm.  How many of your direct reports are really high performers? Would it make a meaningful difference in your ability to reach your business goals if you had more high performers? What are you doing to turn your average [...]]]></description>
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