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	<title>Executive Street &#187; Rafael Pastor</title>
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		<title>Foreigners Rooting For America&#8217;s Revival</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/foreigners-rooting-for-americas-revival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I’ve spent the last two weeks in Australia and China on business, and it’s been fascinating to<a rel="attachment wp-att-6560" href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/foreigners-rooting-for-americas-revival/attachment/liberty/"> </a> hear international perspectives on <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/foreigners-rooting-for-americas-revival/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Merge or Acquire?</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/time-to-merge-or-acquire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy and Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acquisition M&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The <a title="WSJ" href="http://wsj.com" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal’s </a> <a title="Sarah Needleman" href="http://muckrack.com/sarahneedleman" target="_blank">Sarah Needleman </a> recently reported that during the second quarter of 2011, sales <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/time-to-merge-or-acquire/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Support Small Businesses and Create Jobs</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/economy/support-small-businesses-and-create-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Quite understandably, there’s a growing level of impatience regarding continued high unemployment.   While the U.S. is making progress in certain aspects of the  <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/economy/support-small-businesses-and-create-jobs/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Vistage CEOs Send Clear Message to Washington Lawmakers</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/economy/vistage-ceos-send-clear-message-to-washington-lawmakers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/economy/vistage-ceos-send-clear-message-to-washington-lawmakers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vistage CEO confidence index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The results of the latest <a title="Latest Confidence Index" href="http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/vistage/51040/" target="_blank">Vistage CEO Confidence Index </a> are sobering, as confidence in the overall economy <a rel="attachment <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/economy/vistage-ceos-send-clear-message-to-washington-lawmakers/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Help Wanted: Seeking 12 Million U.S. Jobs (And Your Input)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/milken-global-conference/help-wanted-seeking-12-million-u-s-jobs-and-your-input/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/milken-global-conference/help-wanted-seeking-12-million-u-s-jobs-and-your-input/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milken Global Conference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recession]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Next week, I’ll be moderating a panel at <a title="Milken Global Conference" href="http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/events.taf?eventid=GC11&#38;cat=GC&#38;id=328&#38;function=detail">The Milken Institute Global Conference </a> titled, <strong>Help Wanted: Seeking 12 Million U.S.</strong> <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/milken-global-conference/help-wanted-seeking-12-million-u-s-jobs-and-your-input/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>If Uncertainty Is The Enemy of Confidence, How Can We Have A Government Shutdown?</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/beyond-business/if-uncertainty-is-the-enemy-of-confidence-how-can-we-have-a-government-shutdown/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/beyond-business/if-uncertainty-is-the-enemy-of-confidence-how-can-we-have-a-government-shutdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confidence Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vistage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>What we’ve learned over the years through our <a title="Vistage CEO Confidence Index" href="http://prn.to/fxdtsa" target="_blank">Vistage CEO Confidence Index </a> is that <a rel="attachment wp-att-4553" href="http://blog.vistage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/shutdown.jpg"> </a> <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/beyond-business/if-uncertainty-is-the-enemy-of-confidence-how-can-we-have-a-government-shutdown/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Technology Imperative</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-technology-imperative/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-technology-imperative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy and Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Imperatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vistage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.vistage.com/?p=4072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>At Vistage, we have four strategic imperatives , some or all of which may be imperatives for other companies as <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-technology-imperative/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Our International Imperative</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-in-china/our-international-imperative/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/business-in-china/our-international-imperative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business in China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy and Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Imperatives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>At Vistage, we have four strategic imperatives.  Some or all of them  might apply to other companies too.
The third of our <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-in-china/our-international-imperative/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Organic Growth Imperative</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-organic-growth-imperative/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-organic-growth-imperative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy and Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Imperatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vistage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>At Vistage, we have four strategic imperatives .  Some or all of these may apply to many other companies.
Today, I’d <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-organic-growth-imperative/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Brand Identity Imperative</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-brand-identity-imperative/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-brand-identity-imperative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafael Pastor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy and Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Imperatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vistage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>At Vistage, <a title="Our Four Strategic Imperatives" href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-four-strategic-imperatives/" target="_blank">our four strategic imperatives </a> are building the brand, growing<a rel="attachment wp-att-3820" href="http://blog.vistage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/vistage-logo.jpg"> </a> organically, expanding internationally, <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/our-brand-identity-imperative/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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