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		<title>The Only Hurdle Is You</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to my husband about my goals.  Telling him how I &#8220;think it&#8217;s working&#8221;, that &#8220;I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s going to work&#8221;. He was encouraging in his good, consistent way.  &#8220;It IS working, Julie.&#8221;  &#8220;You ARE doing it.&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/in-business/change-agents/the-only-hurdle-is-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wishing and hoping is not a good strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wishing is for birthday cakes. Hoping is for scratch tickets. There is the CEO who is exceedingly clear on what he needs his team to do differently and by when. The team is not. There is the client who has &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/in-business/change-agents/wishing-and-hoping-is-not-a-good-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: A New Way to Measure Employee Engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was interviewed by IDG Research Managing Director, Janet King, on the topic of employee engagement.  Janet and I have worked together for many years but recently  she reached out to me to help design an expanded employee &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/uncommon-hr/interview-a-new-way-to-measure-employee-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Accountable for your &#8220;bag&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change Agents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever feel like you&#8217;re bent over backwards trying to get others to engage?  Whether the goal is innovation, quality, better performance or more positive attitudes, the situation is the same &#8211; we&#8217;re trying to inspire others to move to a &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/in-business/change-agents/accountable-for-your-bag/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why do people REFUSE to MOVE?</title>
		<link>http://uncommonconsulting.com/in-business/change-agents/why-do-people-refuse-to-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our success as change agents is predicated on our ability to meet resistance, shake its paw, and help it see a brighter way.  Understanding &#8220;threat response&#8221; is critical.  After 20 years as a human resources, organizational development and management best &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/in-business/change-agents/why-do-people-refuse-to-move/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Neuropsychology of Motivation &#8211; for ODLG</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mass Bay Organizational Development Leadership Group is a smart, generous, vibrant community that I have the honor of presenting to on February 16th.  I&#8217;m a guest blogger on their website this week.  Check it out!  And, of course, I&#8217;d &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/in-business/change-agents/the-neuropsychology-of-motivation-for-odlg/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The 7 Laws of Seat-at-the-Table HR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always disliked the term &#8220;business partner&#8221; in the HR field.  You don&#8217;t hear about marketing business partners or finance business partners.  It&#8217;s understood that these functions are PART OF the business, as in NECESSARY. I also dislike the concept &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/uncommon-hr/the-7-laws-of-seat-at-the-table-hr/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Your Responsibility to Choose</title>
		<link>http://uncommonconsulting.com/brain-stuff/your-responsibility-to-choose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You can rail against reality.  You can tear your hair out in frustration.  You can suffer in silence. Or you can choose. You can choose to change your situation.  You can choose to refuse the status quo.  You can choose &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/brain-stuff/your-responsibility-to-choose/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s 3am. Do you know who your team is?</title>
		<link>http://uncommonconsulting.com/uncommon-teams/its-3am-do-you-know-who-your-team-is/</link>
		<comments>http://uncommonconsulting.com/uncommon-teams/its-3am-do-you-know-who-your-team-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncommon Teams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I woke you in the middle of the night and asked you to name your team members, could you? If I then woke those people and asked them to name their team members, would they name the same group? &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/uncommon-teams/its-3am-do-you-know-who-your-team-is/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five New Year Resolutions for Your Brain</title>
		<link>http://uncommonconsulting.com/brain-stuff/five-new-year-resolutions-for-your-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://uncommonconsulting.com/brain-stuff/five-new-year-resolutions-for-your-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calm.  Clear.  Creative. That&#8217;s what you can be when your brain is happy. When we are stressed and feeling overwhelmed, our brain is in threat response.  When we&#8217;re in threat response, our ability to think rationally and be creative is &#8230; <a href="http://uncommonconsulting.com/brain-stuff/five-new-year-resolutions-for-your-brain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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