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		<title>Growthers Revenue Team Review Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growthers Revenue Team Review Meetings]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes the Growthers Approach to CRM Training Different?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Growthers we take a slightly different approach to the installation and management of a Customer Relationship Management System (CRM). We view the CRM as a tool to drive revenue. We show clients how to use the CRM to provide structure to the revenue generation process, to set metrics and to create a culture that focuses the entire revenue generation team on finding the best path to revenue.]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Briefing &#8211; Developing Valuable Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Federal Circle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Falls was part of a team that built a technology company. He and his team sold non-performing businesses to fund new product development, developed the core customer base by purchasing competitors, and drove license and service revenue by creating a customer-focused corporate culture, eventually selling the firm to a national competitor.]]></description>
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		<title>Ways to Win at Business Development</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/ways-to-win-at-business-development-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Federal Circle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raymond Williams is a proven growth engine with over 15 years of successful leadership experience in sales, operations, strategy, corporate development and restructuring of public and private companies.]]></description>
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		<title>News Alert &#8211; The Federal Circle is now Growthers</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/news-alert-the-federal-circle-is-now-growthers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Federal Circle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Federal Circle is now Growthers &#160; We are renaming and refocusing The Federal Circle. The new name is Growthers. This is in celebration of the remarkable growth of the company and for two very important other reasons. Our client base is mostly in the commercial sector. In fact, the majority of our clients’ <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/news-alert-the-federal-circle-is-now-growthers/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good Governance – Balancing Eight Key Factors</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/good-governance-balancing-eight-key-factors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Federal Circle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boards operate in complex environments that require them to balance a wide range of issues and challenges. Their charter - to preserve and extend shareholder value - might sound simple enough but the pursuit of that objective can quickly bring on some very complex questions.]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Myths About Business Coaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are quite a few preconceived notions about business coaching and some of these notions are actually more myth than reality. I have been working as a coach for a couple of decades now. Occasionally I meet someone who tells me something about coaching that just does not fit with my understanding of it. I have culled out ten that I wanted to share with you. Following is a list of the ten most common myths and their respective realities.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Governance – Minority Board Service</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/good-governance-minority-board-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minority corporate directors play an important role in leading companies. Each minority board member brings something different to the board. Hiring committees should consider the skills and background the director brings to the board. Is should also assess how the prospective director’s leadership style will affect board dynamics. As with many other high-level positions, increases in minority representation in the boardroom has been slow, but it is improving as minority members prove their value]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Can’t Coach Yourself</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/why-you-cant-coach-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Federal Circle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good percentage of my new clients have spent time, effort and money trying to ‘reform’ themselves with seminars, tapes, books and the like. They have tested the proposition that coaching is something that they can do for themselves. Most of them have come to the realization that working with a coach is a lot more effective than self-improvement books, training programs and seminars.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Rules for Choosing a Leadership Coach</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/five-rules-for-choosing-a-leadership-coach-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of my organizational coaching engagements begin with a search for the right place to start. Most often, the initial contact comes from either the CEO or Chairman of the Board. “What can we do to shake things up? Where do we start and get a high-impact initial result?” Before I respond to questions like these, I insist that we do an organizational and management assessment. After all, responding before knowing is probably one of the reasons that the company is facing the challenges that it is. One of the most frequent results of the assessments is that the leadership within the company is simply not up to the task of running it and leading the team.]]></description>
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		<title>Determining Board Compensation Structure</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/determining-board-compensation-structure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A board’s primary responsibility to the shareholders of the company is to protect and enhance the value of the shareholders interest in the company. This responsibility has not changed with the business environment today’s boards operate in, however the work boards engage in and the scrutiny directors now fall under has changed drastically. Sarbanes-Oxley ensures that directors now face legal consequences for board decisions as SOX attempts to codify good governance policies. Corporate governance demands more from directors than ever before, while at the same time a negative wind blows against the compensation levels directors enjoy for their services. As part of governance activities, boards assess compensation policies, set benchmarks for the level of director compensation and document its method for future compensation assessments.]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Development Coaching</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/leadership-development-coaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good leadership coaching provides direction and guidance, support and counsel, during an executive’s personal development efforts. Personal growth accelerates with the support of a coach. My coaching engagements are fast tracks to improvement. One client described them as “coaching on steroids”.]]></description>
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		<title>Mistakes You Can Make When Presenting to Investors – Part Two</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/mistakes-you-can-make-when-presenting-to-investors-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://thefederalcircle.com/mistakes-you-can-make-when-presenting-to-investors-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When faced with this challenge, most entrepreneurs push on; guided by their own perspective on the process. There are a number of reasons why this is the case. First and foremost, entrepreneurs have egos and a strong faith in their ability to see the way forward. This is a fundamental characteristic that is essential for entrepreneurial success. Faith in your own ability to overcome obstacles and objections is critical to building something out of essentially nothing. Successful entrepreneurs manage a consistent focus and sustained effort based upon this self-certainty. But there are times when such certainty creates more problems than it solves. And one of the areas in which this is most commonly the case is presenting to investors.]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Through Tough Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two kinds of tough times</em>”, an old friend used to say. “<em>Times can be tough because that’s the way they are - and they can be tough because that’s the way you are]]></description>
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		<title>Non-profit Boards – Supporting and Governing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Non-profits corporations are often the governance model used to address community-based problems. Non-profit boards are often composed of community leaders with a common goal of eradicating issues affecting the quality of life in their community. Boards of directors of these organizations serve as supporters, fundraisers, officers and staff members of these critical organizations. Boards of directors of non-profits must find ways to establish missions, map strategies, demonstrate fiduciary compliance, and provide oversight for the organization with a goal of supplying the maximum funds to carrying out the organization’s mission.]]></description>
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