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		<title>Get More Out of Meetings</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/05/get-more-out-of-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[active listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effective meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facilitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a manager, leader, consultant or trainer, chances are that you will need to facilitate meetings extracting the best ideas from a group, weaving together a stimulating conversation (even when people had wildly different perspectives), or helping people &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/05/get-more-out-of-meetings/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Organization Design for the Real World</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/05/organization-design-for-the-real-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 04:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASTD-OC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Galbraith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organization Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachael Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STAR model]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a world where not many people have an excess of time to work on the culture or performance of their organization in multi-day retreats, practitioners need to have practical tools for boosting performance and engagement. A well stocked Organization &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/05/organization-design-for-the-real-world/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Flexible Approach to Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/04/a-flexible-approach-to-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leading in uncertain times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilient leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s leaders confront a more profoundly uncertain business environment than most of them have ever faced. Uncertainty of this magnitude will leave some leaders standing in the dust.  The task of business leaders must be to overcome the paralysis that &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/04/a-flexible-approach-to-planning/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>OneOC launches Board Excellence Series</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/03/oneoc-launches-board-excellence-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/03/oneoc-launches-board-excellence-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[board development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Board Excellence Series]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[board recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LaVal Brewer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OneOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul VanDolah]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Key to the health and sustainability of any nonprofit is recruiting and retaining highly qualified, engaged, skilled, enthusiastic people to serve on the board.  Today OneOC launched a three-part Board Excellence series featuring Janine McDonald, LaVal Brewer and Paul VanDolah as &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/03/oneoc-launches-board-excellence-series/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shut Up and Listen</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/02/shut-up-and-listen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/02/shut-up-and-listen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Good listening—the active and disciplined activity of probing and challenging the information garnered from others to improve its quality and quantity—is the key to building a base of knowledge that generates fresh insights and ideas. Put more strongly, good listening &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/02/shut-up-and-listen/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gender Matters</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/02/gender-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASTD-OC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Judy Rosener]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gender difference in leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Way Women Lead]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Dr. Judy Rosener published &#8220;Ways Women Lead&#8221; in the Harvard Business Review in 1990 she put forth the idea that men and women exhibit different kinds of leadership attributes.  She did not say one style was better or worse &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/02/gender-matters/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Build Better Relationships with DiSC</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/02/build-better-relationships-with-disc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/02/build-better-relationships-with-disc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amigos at Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Senior Serv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DiSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OneOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheri Long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Community Senior Serv (CSS) an Orange County nonprofit dedicated to meeting the needs of older adults, engaged Janine McDonald in affiliation with OneOC to provide training for 130 employees including kitchen staff, case managers and executives. Their mission is to &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/02/build-better-relationships-with-disc/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CAI Event: Boost Your Personal Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/cai-event-boost-your-personal-productivity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/cai-event-boost-your-personal-productivity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Association Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Harkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Judge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[McDonald was the keynote speaker at the recent Community Association Institute event at the Irvine, Marriott to a sold crowd of 350 on the subject of Boosting Personal Productivity. Participants were eager to discover the negotiable components of requests for their &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/cai-event-boost-your-personal-productivity/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leading in a Matrix Organization</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/leading-in-a-matrix-organization/</link>
		<comments>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/leading-in-a-matrix-organization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collaboration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matrix organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a matrix organization the emphasis is on sharing expert/specialist resources across projects that may, themselves, have shared leadership between project management and functional management. Because of this, for a matrix organization to be successful, it must emphasize team, collaboration, &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/leading-in-a-matrix-organization/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life Lessons</title>
		<link>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/life-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/life-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Things I wanted to remind myself as I embark on another year that I thought I&#8217;d share: Be brave Spread love Keep it simple See the bright side Look after yourself Be real Don&#8217;t Worry Do it, get it done &#8230; <a href="http://www.j9leadingsolutions.com/blog/2012/01/life-lessons/">continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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