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		<title>The Most Hated Business Tool Ever!</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/05/03/the-most-hated-business-tool-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 14:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspire]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[objectives]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="225" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-300x225.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/2018/05/assessment-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-768x577.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-1030x774.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment.jpg 1920w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-760x571.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-518x389.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-82x62.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-131x98.jpg 131w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-600x451.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>The original intent of a performance assessment was sincere, inspiring, and productive. Unfortunately, over the years, the performance assessment has singlehandedly become one of the most hated tools ever created! It is discouraging if not damaging for employees and is the bane of existence for most people managers. As leaders, we must strive to implement [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/05/03/the-most-hated-business-tool-ever/">The Most Hated Business Tool Ever!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="225" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-300x225.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/2018/05/assessment-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-768x577.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-1030x774.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment.jpg 1920w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-760x571.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-518x389.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-82x62.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-131x98.jpg 131w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/assessment-600x451.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>The original intent of a performance assessment was sincere, inspiring, and productive. Unfortunately, over the years, the performance assessment has singlehandedly become one of the most hated tools ever created! It is discouraging if not damaging for employees and is the bane of existence for most people managers. As leaders, we must strive to implement [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>How to Get Employees to Crush Your Business Goals!</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2017/01/18/how-to-get-employees-to-crush-your-business-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 04:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tools and Tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="134" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-300x134.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/2017/01/Goals-Success-300x134.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-768x342.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-1030x459.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-760x338.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-518x231.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-82x37.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-600x267.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>How many times have you seen corporate goals or objectives rolled out to an organization in a company-wide meeting? At first, the employees are all fired up, they clap exuberantly, and then they forget about them within 24 hours! In another situation, the goals are presented in a vaguely worded poster attached to a company wide [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="134" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-300x134.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/2017/01/Goals-Success-300x134.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-768x342.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-1030x459.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-760x338.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-518x231.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-82x37.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success-600x267.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Goals-Success.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>How many times have you seen corporate goals or objectives rolled out to an organization in a company-wide meeting? At first, the employees are all fired up, they clap exuberantly, and then they forget about them within 24 hours! In another situation, the goals are presented in a vaguely worded poster attached to a company wide [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>6 Simple Steps To Align Your Staff With Business Objectives</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2016/07/27/6-simple-steps-to-align-your-staff-with-business-objectives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 19:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atul Gawande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chip Conley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communicate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-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/2016/07/Alignment-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-760x507.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;We need team members to see their job as not just confined to their precise scope but to help the group around them or team get the best possible results&#8221; Atul Gawande A strong business depends on people who can see beyond their own cubicle walls. What I mean by this is that a business [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2016/07/27/6-simple-steps-to-align-your-staff-with-business-objectives/">6 Simple Steps To Align Your Staff With Business Objectives</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-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/2016/07/Alignment-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-760x507.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alignment.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;We need team members to see their job as not just confined to their precise scope but to help the group around them or team get the best possible results&#8221; Atul Gawande A strong business depends on people who can see beyond their own cubicle walls. What I mean by this is that a business [&#8230;]</p>
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