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		<title>Customer Loyalty Though Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was going through a book about building customer loyalty today. Given the current economic conditions, customer loyalty should be one of the most important areas of focus for any business today. I wanted to share some thoughts about the role leaders play in this process. Related posts No related posts.]]></description>
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<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span>I was going through a book about building <a href="http://leadershipmentor.net/tag/customer-loyalty/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with customer loyalty">customer loyalty</a> today.  Given the current economic conditions, <a href="http://leadershipmentor.net/tag/customer-loyalty/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with customer loyalty">customer loyalty</a> should be one of the most important areas of focus for any business today. I wanted to share some thoughts about the role leaders play in this process.</span></span></span></strong></p>

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		<title>Rewarding Poor Behavior?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 17:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenderso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we think about motivation, things like gift cards and trips come to mind. We reward team members for positive behavior by giving them things that they value. I would challenge this idea by asking leaders who they spend most of their time with, and how they delegate much of the daily work. Related posts [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">When we think about <a href="http://leadershipmentor.net/tag/motivation/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with motivation">motivation</a>, things like gift cards and trips come to mind.  We reward team members for positive behavior by giving them things that they value.  I would challenge this idea by asking leaders who they spend most of their time with, and how they delegate much of the daily work.</p>

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		<title>5 Laws For Effective Motivation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 22:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenderso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we approach motivation as a leader, we should have several different ideas in mind in order to be successful longterm. Often times new leaders will use a single approach, and you will find you are getting a “hit and miss” results. Your top performers continue to be at the top, and the bottom stays [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">When we approach <a href="http://leadershipmentor.net/tag/motivation/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with motivation">motivation</a> as a leader, we  should have several different ideas in mind in order to be successful longterm.  Often times new leaders will use a single approach, and you will find you are getting a “hit and miss” results.  Your top performers continue to be at the top, and the bottom stays at the bottom.  Let&#8217;s take a look at 5 Laws For Successful <a href="http://leadershipmentor.net/tag/motivation/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with motivation">Motivation</a> that will even the playing field for all.</p>

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		<title>Are Your Indispensable As A Leader?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first thing that usually develops as a new leader is our EGO? We control people! We control futures! We can make or break someone's career by our choices and actions. Over time, this ego grows out of control, and most of us find we have become “indispensable”. The company will fold without me.]]></description>
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