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		<title>Connected Organizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest Post by: Mike Henry, Chief Instigator Lead Change Group One thing I’ve noticed in leadership discussions lately surrounds the idea that everyone is a leader.   Some established, experienced leaders withdraw from the idea quickly.  “Too many cooks spoil the soup.” Or, “Someone has to be in charge.” How does anyone expect to get anything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do Leaders Connect?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, I have been conducting an experiment.  In an effort to really understand why some people seem to be &#8220;natural leaders&#8221; and some &#8220;just do not have what it takes to lead&#8221;, I put myself on the road to figure out what it means to connect as a leader. The Challenge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Should You Have A Mentor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In junior high, an announcement came over the loudspeaker in my second hour class letting the students know about a new &#8220;mentor&#8221; program being launched as a partnership between the school and local community business leaders.  Now knowing what a mentor was at the time, I went home and asked my mother, who replied, &#8220;Oh, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to CONNECT in Australia &#8211; One American&#8217;s Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month, I had the amazing experience of working across the great continent of Australia.  During my tour, I was privileged to facilitate training classes on the fundamentals of project management in Sydney,NSW; Adelaide, SA; Darwin, NT; &#38; Perth, WA. It was a great two weeks and a great exercise in experiencing another culture. Since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Instantly Connect With Any Audience</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Certain people possess the ability to instantly create rapport with anyone. For purposes of this article, whether you agree with the message from people you have come in contact with who enjoy this skill is not important.  What I want you to focus on is their ability to immediately establish rapport, identify the issue or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build and Profit from Your Connections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simply stated, I get a kick out of helping people connect their potential with deliberate action that allows them to enjoy success at a level they previously thought impossible. The good news is that it is relatively easy&#8230;if you develop the habit of making connections about other people, instead of you. Without a doubt, social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your People are Disconnected and Your Customer Service Stinks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I had the opportunity to lead a staff development training day at a major university&#8217;s school of dentistry.  There were approximately 60 people in attendance, most of whom worked in some type of support role either at the school, within a private dental practice, or both. Realizing this training was being held on both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relate Like A President</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While President Ronald Reagan famously called for the end of the Cold War with his now famous line, &#8220;Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!&#8221;, during a recent visit to the campus of Texas A&#38;M University, I found an amazing artwork giving credit to President George H.W. Bush (&#8220;41&#8243;) for his pivotal role in the actual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Should THEY Buy When It&#8217;s All About YOU?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consistently, when people ask me “how can I get people to see me as a leader?”, I ask them a simple question. “Why should they?”  If the answer suggests it has something to do with their own benefit, suggest they consider their teammates’ points of view. If you are like most leaders, undoubtedly you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success Often Begins at Ground Zero</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cooksey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I left you with a challenge. Did you accept it?  Why or why not? A few years ago, I accepted a challenging assignment as an investment representative inside a community bank…only I didn’t realize how difficult a task it was going to be when I showed up for work that first day. I [...]]]></description>
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