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		<title>Be-Know-Do, The Army’s Leadership Model</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/27/be-know-do-the-armys-leadership-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is one of my favorite posts from 2011.  Thought it was appropriate to share with you one more time.  Hope you have a great weekend! Being a former Army officer, the Army holds a special place in my &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/27/be-know-do-the-armys-leadership-model/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1559&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Is This What You’ve Been Waiting for Your Entire Life?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/26/is-this-what-youve-been-waiting-for-your-entire-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Direction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does this describe you?  Do you resonate with some of these statements? &#8220;A year ago I knew I wasn’t happy. I felt the discontent deep inside me. It rattled my bones. Just one year ago, I knew I wasn’t living a healthy &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/26/is-this-what-youve-been-waiting-for-your-entire-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1550&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Taking Care of the Linchpins?</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/25/are-you-taking-care-of-the-linchpins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linchpins hold things together. They are seemingly insignificant and when they are working properly you never even notice them.  However, whenever one of them breaks or slips out of position, things come apart in a major way! Organizations have linchpins.  They are &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/25/are-you-taking-care-of-the-linchpins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1544&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Powerful Leadership Development Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning &#8211; weird weather here in SW Michigan &#8211; early in the morning and already in the 40&#8242;s and the snow is melting rapidly. Leadership development is critical to an organization&#8217;s health and longevity.  Many of us have systems in place &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/23/a-powerful-leadership-tool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1539&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Smart Leader vs. A Wise Leader</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/20/a-smart-leader-vs-a-wise-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read something this morning about the difference between a smart leader vs. a wise leader.  A smart leader is one who makes New Year&#8217;s resolutions, develops plans, sets goals, sets regular milestones and carefully charts their progress against those goals &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/20/a-smart-leader-vs-a-wise-leader/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1534&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebration Expresses a Grateful Heart</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/19/celebration-expresses-a-grateful-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking forward to a treat in just a little bit &#8211; I am meeting with a good friend of mine for breakfast to celebrate his birthday.  It is a privilege and joy to celebrate with him on his birthday.  This &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/19/celebration-expresses-a-grateful-heart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1532&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Organizing Your Email a Waste of Time?</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/18/is-organizing-your-email-a-waste-of-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Email]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the GTD (Getting Things Done) adherents, the title of this post might be akin to heresy! But that is essentially what Michael Schrage is saying is true based upon research conducted by IBM (click here to read his post).  They &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/18/is-organizing-your-email-a-waste-of-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1530&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forget Passion &#8211; Find a Problem</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/17/forget-passion-find-a-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning &#8211; a foggy and wet morning here with some snow on the way this afternoon. In a Harvard Business Review blog post Oliver Segovia, a young twentysomething businessman, talks about how his generation was raised to &#8220;follow their &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/17/forget-passion-find-a-problem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1526&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are you Squandering Your Most Productive Time of Day?</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/16/are-you-squandering-your-most-productive-time-of-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning from a snowy southwest Michigan!  Our family had a fun time this weekend at the Ice Festival in our little town.  Did not have many of those down South!! Question for you &#8211; how are you spending the &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/16/are-you-squandering-your-most-productive-time-of-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1522&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hope or Despair &#8211; It&#8217;s Your Choice</title>
		<link>http://bgallen.com/2012/01/13/hope-or-despair-its-your-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BG Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are really bad aren&#8217;t they?  Have you heard lately just how bad things are from the media?  Are you stocking up for the great financial crash when anarchy sets in and it will be every man for himself?  Are &#8230; <a href="http://bgallen.com/2012/01/13/hope-or-despair-its-your-choice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bgallen.com&amp;blog=7688470&amp;post=1513&amp;subd=bgallen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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