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	<title>The Care Guys &#187; Human Resources</title>
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		<title>How To Play To Your Strengths</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2012/02/01/how-to-play-to-your-strengths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heinz Landau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I came across the January / February edition of Harvard Business Review whose focus is on the value of employee happiness, I noticed that it also contained an article written by Gretchen Spreitzer, professor of management and organizations at the University of Michigan. That reminded me of an executive education program that I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness, The Ultimate Currency</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2012/01/03/happiness-the-ultimate-currency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecareguys.com/2012/01/03/happiness-the-ultimate-currency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heinz Landau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the year, a lot of us are setting our personal goals. Often, these goals are centered around the topic material wealth. How much money we want to make in the upcoming year, buying a new home or purchasing a more prestigious car, going for that top job etc.
What we often overlook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading In A Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/11/21/leading-in-a-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heinz Landau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After having overcome successfully the impact of the global financial crisis, leaders in Thailand are now facing a different kind of crisis. Natural disaster has put one third of the country under water. Many people, not only upcountry, but also in Bangkok, currently cannot live in their homes anymore. Hundreds of factories have been shut down since weeks and for several months to come. The economic as well as the human impact of the flood will be huge.]]></description>
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		<title>What Do Successful Leaders Need to Engage People and Excel?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/11/08/what-do-successful-leaders-need-to-engage-people-and-excell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/11/08/what-do-successful-leaders-need-to-engage-people-and-excell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Polomski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[authentic behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bottom line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee morale]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inspiring people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership attitude]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal comfort zones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal mastery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purpose of a leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pushing boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[role model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solution-orientation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephan Polomski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taking risks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The answer is simple – they need:

Leadership skills and methods that support individuals, groups, and organizations to outperform
A clear picture of their own task, role and path that inspires others and creates endurance
A self reflected inner why based on personal vision and personal strengths

The way a leader thinks and behaves – expression of his identity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What To Ask The Person In The Mirror</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/10/25/what-to-ask-the-person-in-the-mirror/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/10/25/what-to-ask-the-person-in-the-mirror/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heinz Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecareguys.com/?p=1900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently read an excellent book by Robert S. Kaplan titled “What to ask the person in the mirror – critical questions for becoming a more effective leader and reaching your potential”. The book became immediately my favourite book on leadership. I believe it will become a leadership classic.
The book is full of actionable advice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership as Self-Discovery</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/10/11/leadership-as-self-discovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/10/11/leadership-as-self-discovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Polomski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[comfort zone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[group dynamics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity as a leader]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal identity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personality development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[responsibility as a leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[role as a leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-concept]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-directed learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-worth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephan Polomski]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecareguys.com/?p=1934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Identity, life and learning are closely linked when it comes to the discovery of ourselves, especially when we embody a leading position. Crucial is the fact, that the leader is capable to make himself object of his perception. This is the necessary prerequisite to unfold the capability to reflect oneself as a leader &#8211; and: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holding Effective Off-Site Team Meetings</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/09/27/holding-effective-off-site-team-meetings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/09/27/holding-effective-off-site-team-meetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heinz Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecareguys.com/?p=1857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to share with you some tips about a leadership and management tool that I found of great value: off-site team meetings.
They can be very beneficial, provided they are conducted the right way. In this article, I am referring to team meetings when you take the sub-ordinates that work for you out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excellence in Employer Branding: Awarded Top Employer &#8211; Again</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/09/15/excellence-in-employer-branding-awarded-top-employer-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/09/15/excellence-in-employer-branding-awarded-top-employer-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Polomski</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attracting and binding engineers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[caring leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate identity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[diagnostic interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee engagement survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee growth through employer branding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[excellent HR structures and policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR vision]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than four years of consequent work, it is our strategic HR vision on the long run, which made us, the XTRONIC GmbH, successful again in attracting and binding engineers in the tight German labour market of engineers and technicians: “To be among Germany´s TOP 100 employers in our segment in 2015 by excelling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Effectiveness – 5 Basics to Achieve It</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/08/16/team-effectiveness-%e2%80%93-5-basics-to-achieve-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/08/16/team-effectiveness-%e2%80%93-5-basics-to-achieve-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephan Polomski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delegation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feedback]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stephan Polomski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Team Constitution]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecareguys.com/?p=1848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most teams, from what I observe, do not work up to their full potential and possibility, although knowledge of how to build and lead teams is wide spread and well-known. Still, in many cases the knowledge is not applied during daily routine.
For the operative level of a single team I can tell from my experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips To Make Great Hiring Decisions</title>
		<link>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/07/19/10-tips-to-make-great-hiring-decisions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecareguys.com/2011/07/19/10-tips-to-make-great-hiring-decisions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heinz Landau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecareguys.com/?p=1742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your career will succeed or fail largely on your decisions regarding other people. Great leaders assemble outstanding teams to help them in achieving their company&#8217;s vision and implementing their strategy.
Here are 10 tips for making great hiring decisions:
1. Make sure that a standardized recruitment process is in place.
Every manager thinks that he can do well [...]]]></description>
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