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		<title>The Devil is in the Details</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I went to see the movie, Joyful Noise, on Sunday. I enjoyed the movie, but, there was one aspect that disturbed me. The demographics of the choir did not seem realistic.
I mentioned this to my friend and fellow movie goer, Laura, and she agreed. She couldn’t say why, but agreed that it seemed unlikely that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/entrepreneurs/the-devil-is-in-the-details/</link>
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		<title>Business Values to Operating Philosophy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Business values by nature are broad and can be interpreted in many ways. For example, if a value is fun, what does that mean? What type of fun or humor? And, to what degree?
Left broad, this type of ambiguity can lead to divergent behaviors when business values are meant to provide unity and alignment. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/values-in-business/business-values-to-operating-philosophy/</link>
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		<title>Are you Asking the Right Questions?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I attended an interesting ASTD meeting on brainstorming. As part of the presentation, we were all asked to participate in a mini brainstorming session around the subject of topics that would draw members and prospective members. We were instructed to write a question that if we answered it would really hammer home the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/entrepreneurs/are-you-asking-the-right-questions/</link>
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		<title>Do you Need to do 1099 Forms?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s January, that magical time of year. For management accountants (those who work for companies) it’s a very busy time of year. Two of their highest priorities in January are preparing W-2 forms for employees and 1099 forms for contractors.
If you have employees, hopefully you have a payroll company that takes care of completing your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/entrepreneurs/do-you-need-to-do-1099-forms/</link>
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		<title>Strengths vs. Weaknesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I keep coming up against two opposing paradigms.
The first is the idea of working from our strengths. Popularized in the book Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, the main concept is to identify and leverage your strengths to become a success. While I love the idea, I struggle with the overall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/entrepreneurs/strengths-vs-weaknesses/</link>
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		<title>YOU are a Shiny Bauble</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just called a salesperson a shiny bauble. Yup, to her face. I said: “For me, right now, you are a shiny bauble.” Here’s how it all went down.
Salesperson: Hello Karen, how are you doing today?
Me: I’m doing excellent. How about you?
S: Just great. I’m with ABC Company and want to talk to you about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/entrepreneurs/you-are-a-shiny-bauble/</link>
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		<title>Stop Chasing Shiny Baubles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had just received an email notifying me that Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Little Red Book of Selling, would be presenting a one day seminar in New Jersey. I was so excited! For only $99 I would be able to spend an entire day absorbing his brilliance. I love his books, yet I hesitated to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/entrepreneurs/stop-chasing-shiny-baubles/</link>
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		<title>First, Let’s Fire all the Managers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did the title of this blog make you shudder? Or shout out “Yes!”? My response was one of curiosity. It’s actually the title of a recent article in the Harvard Business Review written by Gary Hamel. (Read the full article at: http://hbr.org/2011/12/first-lets-fire-all-the-managers/ar/1)
I don’t know about you, but I always believed that managers were a necessary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/values-in-business/first-let%e2%80%99s-fire-all-the-managers/</link>
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		<title>A Time for Reflection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being only days away from December, now is a good time to schedule some time to reflect on how the past year has progressed.

What are the good things that have happened this year?
What things happened that made your life more difficult?
How did you do at achieving the goals you set for yourself this year?

Looking back [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/entrepreneurs/a-time-for-reflection/</link>
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		<title>January 2012 Strategic Plan-ting(TM) Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ January 24, 2012; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Begin the New Year with achievable goals and a unique business plan. Register for the  January 2012  Strategic Plan-ting(TM workshop for busy entrepreneurs.  Take your business to the next level.

In this tough economy, this workshop gives small business owners a way to do strategic planning at a relatively low cost and in a manner that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jettexcellence.com/blog/events/january-2012-strategic-plan-tingtm-workshop/</link>
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