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	<itunes:author>Executive Street</itunes:author>
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		<title>Hit the Tweet Deck: Why CEOs Should Embrace Twitter</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/social-media/hit-the-tweet-deck-why-ceos-should-embrace-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Abudi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter Tips]]></category>

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		<title>Leadership: The Power of “The Pause”</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/leadership-the-power-of-the-pause/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/leadership-the-power-of-the-pause/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwight Frindt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power of Pause]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/leadership-the-power-of-the-pause/attachment/powerofpause/" rel="attachment wp-att-9288"> </a>Culturally, we are in a hurry, particularly in business. There is a huge driving force for results, for achievements, for action. Often just being <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/leadership-the-power-of-the-pause/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Webinar: How to Sell to Small Businesses</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/economy/exclusive-webinar-how-to-sell-to-small-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/economy/exclusive-webinar-how-to-sell-to-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Denny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales professionals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Are you in the business of selling products and/or services to small business leaders? And if not — are you <em>trying</em> to be?</p>
<p><strong>Vistage Connect</strong> <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/economy/exclusive-webinar-how-to-sell-to-small-businesses/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>What If Steve Jobs Was Your VP of Sales and Marketing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/what-if-steve-jobs-was-your-vp-of-sales-and-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/what-if-steve-jobs-was-your-vp-of-sales-and-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Sander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy and Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>How do you recruit and manage an effective sales team? They don’t really teach it in business schools. Yet it’s one of the most challenging <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/what-if-steve-jobs-was-your-vp-of-sales-and-marketing/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>CEO Pat Charmel on how he turned Griffin Hospital into one of Fortune&#8217;s top ten</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/ceo-tv-show/pat-charmel-ceo-of-griffin-hospital-explains-what-he-did-to-turn-around-the-hospital/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/ceo-tv-show/pat-charmel-ceo-of-griffin-hospital-explains-what-he-did-to-turn-around-the-hospital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Reiss</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Companies To Work For]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortune]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.vistage.com/ceo-tv-show/pat-charmel-ceo-of-griffin-hospital-explains-what-he-did-to-turn-around-the-hospital/attachment/pat-charmel/" rel="attachment wp-att-9252"> </a>Griffin Hospital of Derby, CT is an award-winning, 160 bed hospital.  It is the only hospital to have appeared on Fortune magazine&#8217;s &#8220;Best Companies to <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/ceo-tv-show/pat-charmel-ceo-of-griffin-hospital-explains-what-he-did-to-turn-around-the-hospital/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Assignment Selling: A Completely Different Approach to Sales in the Information Age</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/sales/assignment-selling-a-completely-different-approaching-to-sales-in-the-information-age/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/sales/assignment-selling-a-completely-different-approaching-to-sales-in-the-information-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Sheridan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assignment Selling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Content Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever heard the phrase <strong>‘Assignment Selling’</strong>? Chances are, you haven’t, but let me assure you it may be the most important part of <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/sales/assignment-selling-a-completely-different-approaching-to-sales-in-the-information-age/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m (Not!) With Stupid: 5 Stupid Things Companies Do to Mess Up Innovation</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-innovation/im-not-with-stupid-5-stupid-things-companies-do-to-mess-up-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/business-innovation/im-not-with-stupid-5-stupid-things-companies-do-to-mess-up-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Webb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Execution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Innovation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Even after 20 years as an Innovation Management Consultant, I continue to be amazed at the failure rate of innovation. In fact, some studies suggest <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-innovation/im-not-with-stupid-5-stupid-things-companies-do-to-mess-up-innovation/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>WHY in the WORLD Would They Want This? Marketing in an Emerging Country &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/marketing/3-important-questions-to-ask-before-marketing-in-an-emerging-country/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/marketing/3-important-questions-to-ask-before-marketing-in-an-emerging-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Gooze</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distribution strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Marketing Strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><em>[Recently, a <a class="linelink" href="http://www.vistageconnect.com/" target="new">Vistage Connect </a> member asked for insights on how to set up distribution in emerging market countries. What are the</em> <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/marketing/3-important-questions-to-ask-before-marketing-in-an-emerging-country/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>[Infographic] 5 Ways to Leverage LinkedIn to Grow Your Business in 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/social-media/infographic-5-ways-to-leverage-linkedin-to-grow-your-business-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/social-media/infographic-5-ways-to-leverage-linkedin-to-grow-your-business-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Donner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Are you using social media to grow your business yet?
Many C-level executives already are. Data from the  <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/social-media/infographic-5-ways-to-leverage-linkedin-to-grow-your-business-in-2012/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Peer Advisory Groups Will Throw You For A Loop</title>
		<link>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/peer-advisory-groups-will-throw-you-for-a-loop/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/peer-advisory-groups-will-throw-you-for-a-loop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Bottary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kouzes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peer advisory groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Posner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trickle-down leadernomics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A reinforcing loop that is.  One of the most powerful dynamics of the peer advisory group is the momentum created when peers engage in a cycle <a href="http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/peer-advisory-groups-will-throw-you-for-a-loop/" class="read_more">Read More</a></p>]]></description>
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