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		<title>The Little Things Count</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, I wouldn&#8217;t say I&#8217;m the programmer type although I have created a couple of small Opera widgets and Facebook apps. While I can work with JavaScript, PHP, and HTML  I&#8217;m the type who likes to be the visionary and paint the vision in large brush strokes.  The one thing that really makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shaun White 2010 Olympics &#8211; Victory Run</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you believe this guy.  Shaun White already knows he&#8217;s won the gold in the 2010 Olympic Games, but decides to go big in his victory lap and throw his famous Double McTwist.  While already securing the Gold Medal, it&#8217;s obvious champions like Shaun White don&#8217;t just sit back and relax when he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motivating a Sales Team &#8211; Selling in a Down Economy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well there&#8217;s no doubt about it.  Selling in a down economy is tough.  The secret obviously is not to give up.  There are people out their buying, and most likely there are people interested in your product, you just have to find them.
In sales there are really four sales motivators customers must [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motivationtheory.net/motivating-a-sales-team-selling-in-a-down-economy/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of a Positive Work Environment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A positive outlook on life is so crucial to success I thought I’d touch on a few ideas that may or may not influence the way you look at your own life.  To start, I’d like to say that having a positive mindset in my opinion has the power to convert into a positive reality.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motivationtheory.net/the-importance-of-a-positive-work-environment/</link>
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		<title>Motivation Theory &#8211; Focus on Skills, not on Numbers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What the title means&#8230;
Imagine you are new to a basketball team and you have never played basketball.  Your coach tells you that the game involves shooting the basketball into the hoop. The coach shows you where the hoop is, tells you to practice, then leaves.  Now let&#8217;s imagine 3 days later you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motivation Theory &#8211; Problem Team to Performing Team in 14 Days or Less</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy this short 22 minute video where I show you how to turn a non-performing and problem team into a top producing team in 14 days or less.

Team Leadership Empowering Employees from Robert Ratliff on Vimeo.




		
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		<link>http://www.motivationtheory.net/motivation-theory-problem-team-to-performing-team-in-14-days-or-less/</link>
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		<title>Motivate Employees &#8211; Story Telling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good leaders will know how to motivate their employees by telling good motivating stories.  Story telling is an art, and if you do a good job telling a story, you will keep your audience captivated and make a strong point.  As an example, below is a story I used to tell my team [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motivationtheory.net/motivate-employees-story-telling/</link>
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		<title>Motivation Theory-Don&#8217;t Do This Cont&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not everyone is supervisory or management material, that is a fact.  More importantly, as a leader, rather than trying to motivate or "inspire" an employee with promise of a promotion, take the time to]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motivationtheory.net/motivation-theory-dont-do-this-cont/</link>
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		<title>Motivation Theory &#8211; Have Fun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a little excerpt from a Website Fun to Have to brighten your day.

Below are some examples of items that can be fun to have even if you have very little?
Your imagination is fun to have.

Kids play all the time in their rooms with not much than a little aciton soldier, or tea party set.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.motivationtheory.net/motivation-theory-have-fun/</link>
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		<title>Motivation Theory &#8211; Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Communication is the key to preventing problems in the work place.  Not only can the lack of communication cause unwanted outcomes for specific situations, but lack of communication causes employees to feel as though they are not really part of a team.  Communication in the workplace is usually thought of telling people what [...]]]></description>
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