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		<title>5 Simple Steps To Fail Your Way To Success</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2016/05/18/5-simple-steps-to-fail-your-way-to-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 03:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tools and Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Catmull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failure]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="212" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-300x212.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-300x212.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-768x543.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-1030x728.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-1500x1060.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-260x185.jpg 260w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-705x498.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-450x318.jpg 450w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;The goal, then, is to uncouple fear and failure &#8211; to create an environment in which making mistakes doesn&#8217;t strike terror into your employees&#8217; hearts.&#8221; Ed Catmull &#160; Organizations that value growth and success encourage their employees to innovate, try new things and stretch the boundaries of the business. These organizations embrace failure because they [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="212" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-300x212.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-300x212.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-768x543.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-1030x728.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-1500x1060.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-260x185.jpg 260w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-705x498.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure-450x318.jpg 450w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/failure.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;The goal, then, is to uncouple fear and failure &#8211; to create an environment in which making mistakes doesn&#8217;t strike terror into your employees&#8217; hearts.&#8221; Ed Catmull &#160; Organizations that value growth and success encourage their employees to innovate, try new things and stretch the boundaries of the business. These organizations embrace failure because they [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>10 Signs That Your Business Is Mired in Bureaucracy</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2016/05/11/10-signs-that-your-business-is-mired-in-bureaucracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 03:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Kelley]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[flexible]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-705x470.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-450x300.jpg 450w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;If we sense that our structures are rigid, inflexible, or bureaucratic, we must bust them open &#8211; without destroying ourselves in the process.&#8221; &#8211; Ed Catmull To be successful in today&#8217;s highly competitive marketplace, your business must be flexible, innovative and customer friendly. Businesses that are inflexible and difficult to do business with are destined [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-705x470.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bureaucracy-450x300.jpg 450w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;If we sense that our structures are rigid, inflexible, or bureaucratic, we must bust them open &#8211; without destroying ourselves in the process.&#8221; &#8211; Ed Catmull To be successful in today&#8217;s highly competitive marketplace, your business must be flexible, innovative and customer friendly. Businesses that are inflexible and difficult to do business with are destined [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The Secret To Building A Successful Organization</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2016/04/21/the-secret-to-building-a-successful-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-760x507.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;As leaders, we should think of ourselves as teachers and try to create companies in which teaching is seen as a valued way to contribute to the success of the whole.&#8221; Ed Catmull &#160; Here is the secret: Real leaders are teachers! If you are not teaching your staff, you are missing a huge leadership [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-760x507.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/secret.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;As leaders, we should think of ourselves as teachers and try to create companies in which teaching is seen as a valued way to contribute to the success of the whole.&#8221; Ed Catmull &#160; Here is the secret: Real leaders are teachers! If you are not teaching your staff, you are missing a huge leadership [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Running Your Business?</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2015/11/26/whos-running-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-705x470.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-450x300.jpg 450w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Most of our businesses are run by systems that we have put into place to ensure consistent delivery of products and services. Sometimes these systems are automated and sometimes the systems are manual. However, in every case, these systems are set up, maintained and operated by our people. So, our businesses are run by systems [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-705x470.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning-450x300.jpg 450w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/businessrunning.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Most of our businesses are run by systems that we have put into place to ensure consistent delivery of products and services. Sometimes these systems are automated and sometimes the systems are manual. However, in every case, these systems are set up, maintained and operated by our people. So, our businesses are run by systems [&#8230;]</p>
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