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		<title>22 Ways to Incorporate an Offbeat Theme Day into Your Work Day: No Pants? No Problem!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 22:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had someone ask me about the &#8220;appropriateness&#8221; of celebrating some of the offbeat theme days I refer to from time to time in an office setting. So allow me to clarify a few of my thoughts on the matter. I share the theme days first and foremost simply as a way of sharing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 and a Half Things You Would Say to Your Leaders or Employees?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a very cool book out called &#8220;10 and a Half Things No Commencement Speaker has Ever Said&#8221; by Charles Wheelan.  The premise of the book is that too many commencement speeches take the safe route with pablum-laced messages that don&#8217;t necessarily deliver messages that are truly meaningful or relevant or honest.  In other words, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not Personal? Oh Really!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another of many business cliches that should be eradicated from our language: &#8220;It&#8217;s nothing personal, it&#8217;s just business!&#8221; Oh really? Nothing personal you say? So I toiled away on a diet of Kraft Dinner at university for five years, constantly sacrificed time with my children and family for the sake of work,  met my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wacky May 2012 Theme Days to Celebrate in Your Workplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of wacky ways to have fun this May in your workplace.  Use the theme days to create traditions or  fun customer promotions around them. May 1:                  Batman Day Executive Coaching Day Lei Day Loyalty Day May 2:                  Play Your Ukulele Day May 3:               Lumpy Rug Day Paranormal Day Two Different Colored Shoes Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Praise as Motivating as it Could Be?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee praise techniques]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number one thing employees say they want more of in survey after survey is to feel appreciated. One of the simplest ways to appreciate people of course is to offer them a regular dose of sincere, 100% positive, timely praise when it is warranted. But are all types of praise equally effective at motivating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting Charities Great Way to Boost Employee Morale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[May Offbeat Theme Days & Wacky Holidays to Celebrate in Your Workplace May 1: Batman Day Executive Coaching Day Lei Day Loyalty Day May 2: Play Your Ukulele Day May 3: Lumpy Rug Day Paranormal Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a fabulous article in the newspaper today about a group of WestJet employees volunteering in the Dominican Republic.The 50 WestJet employees are taking part in a 10-day humanitarian effort to rebuild homes for impoverished families. The experience is called Hero Holiday, and it&#8217;s organized by a Canadian charity called Live Different. What&#8217;s so great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking to Work &amp; The Joy of Walkie-Talkies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big walker.  And my &#8220;big walker&#8221; I&#8217;m not referring to my rather modest waist size, but rather to the idea that I am a huge fan of walking.  During the summer I take full advantage of living in the Canadian Rockies by hiking along some of the most spectacular hiking trails you&#8217;ll encounter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate April Offbeat and Wacky Holidays at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Your April 2012 Wacky and Offbeat Holidays List April 1: April Fool’s Day International Tongue Twister Day Reading is Funny Day April 2: Peanut Butter and Jelly Day April 3: Pony Express Day Tweed Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your April 2012 Wacky and Offbeat Holidays List Here&#8217;s a list of offbeat and wacky April holidays that, with a bit of creativity, you could celebrate at your workpalce or tie into a fun, wacky promotional event. April 1: April Fool’s Day International Tongue Twister Day Reading is Funny Day April 2:  Peanut Butter and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t do Exit Interviews! Hold &#8220;Keep me Interested!&#8221; Interviews!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many organizations conduct exit interviews to find out why an employee is moving on. Yet how many of us have heard of chronically dysfunctional organizations that hold these interviews, but nothing ever seems to change? So why bother?  If you aren&#8217;t going to conduct a brutally honest and thorough exit interview that actually means something, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Offbeat Holidays at Work  &#8211; The March 2012 List</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kerr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrating those wacky, off beat holidays is a simple way to inject a bit of fun into any workplace.  Even just posting the holidays on a white board or bulletin board,  leaving a message on your teams&#8217; voice mails recognizing the date, or sharing the information with your customers is a simple way to put [...]]]></description>
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