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		<title>A management disaster or an opportunity for leadership?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks I’ve worked with two people, each with very different roles and responsibilities, yet both facing a similar dilemma:
One is a senior manager in charge of a team of high performers with millions at stake and the other, the owner of a small business that is gradually running into the ground. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://life7.com.au/management-disaster-opportunity-leadership/</link>
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		<title>Who should do the Boss’ staff appraisal?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The greatest benefit comes from staff appraisals that are done by either the employee&#8217;s manager or a senior manager who can take a personal interest in wellbeing of the employee. But what happens to the boss? Who does his or her performance appraisal?
Quite often, the answer is no one!
Now, if you are thinking that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How often should you do a staff appraisal?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of my career, I’ve worked in small family owned businesses, a university, a large government department and US multinational.
Each had their own version of a performance appraisal or a staff appraisal, and I believe each were genuine in their intention to manage the process; although there were many individuals whom I could [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://life7.com.au/staff-appraisal/</link>
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		<title>Staff appraisal problems and how to avoid them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter who you are and what your role in the process, few people like the idea of having a staff appraisal.
For person being appraised, staff appraisal day can feel like judgement day. All of a sudden, someone you work with or work for gets an opportunity to sit in judgement on your performance. (At [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://life7.com.au/staff-appraisal-problems-avoid/</link>
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		<title>Recession proofing business strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clever planning and good leadership can ensure that you survive the current recession; great leadership will see you come out of it in better shape than you are in now.
Cutting costs &#8211; what should you do?
Many managers and accountants will advise you to cut spending, reduce staff and &#8216;batten down the hatches&#8217;, but is it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://life7.com.au/recession-proofing-business-strategies/</link>
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