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	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Making Virtual Distance Work in the Digital Age</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/30/making-virtual-distance-work-in-the-digital-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace habits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[collaboration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[virtual teams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Via David Goldstein&#8217;s blog
Virtual teams are here to stay. Some teams work well while others seem to fumble or fail.
Dr. Karen Lojeski and Dr. Richard R. Reilly  provide a useful framework to identify factors that could determine the success virtual teams.
They define 
&#8220;Virtual Distance as the perceived distance between two or more individuals, groups, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manage Stress and Fear</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/19/manage-stress-and-fear/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/19/manage-stress-and-fear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Learned helplessness 
 is a condition of a human being or an animal in which it has learned to behave helplessly, even when the opportunity is restored for it to help itself by avoiding an unpleasant or harmful circumstance to which it has been subjected. You can read more about the experiment done on animals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selection: developing your personal check-list</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/08/selection-developing-your-personal-check-list/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/08/selection-developing-your-personal-check-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Selection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two separate conversations with different senior leaders’ triggered this post.
One asked whether there was a single test to help identify the right person for the right job. The other felt that the probation period could help determine the suitability as a short interview was not sufficient to know whether a candidate was the right fit.
There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Randy Pausch</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2008/07/27/dr-randy-pausch/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2008/07/27/dr-randy-pausch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Randy Pausch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Few in recent times, have been a force of inspiration as Dr.Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon Professor who passed away on July 25, 2008.
A man who in his dying days inspired the rest of us on how to live! (Not just through his talk but also on how he handled his terminal illness)
Be sure to watch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anupam Jalote</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2008/06/05/anupam-jalote/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2008/06/05/anupam-jalote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Jigyasa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is with great pleasure that I welcome Anupam Jalote, a good friend and now a business partner on board Jigyasa.
His previous position as a Chief Process Officer involved heading service strategy for Bharti Airtel Limited, a $5 billion full service telecom service provider. You can read about him here.
What stands out, apart from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Generalist</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2008/02/16/creative-generalist/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2008/02/16/creative-generalist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Practices of an exemplary manager]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever questioned  the importance of generalists in your team or if you are a generalist and want to see how your role should be, then check out this well researched and thought out article by  Steve Hardy  on Creative Generalists.
Some core traits identified by him are:
Wander &#038; Wonder - finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What have you changed your mind about? Why?</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2008/02/07/what-have-you-changed-your-mind-about-why/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2008/02/07/what-have-you-changed-your-mind-about-why/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This was The Edge Annual Question - 2008
When thinking changes your mind, that&#8217;s philosophy.
When God changes your mind, that&#8217;s faith.
When facts change your mind, that&#8217;s science.
Read how some of the finest of intellectuals responded to this question on subjects close to them.
Extracts from some of my personal favourites amongst many others. Click on their names [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New ways of connecting and doing business</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2007/10/18/new-ways-of-connecting-and-doing-business/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2007/10/18/new-ways-of-connecting-and-doing-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pfizer is partnering with a social networking site for physicians, in order to reach out to doctors more efficiently.
Sermo is a networking site for physicians that allows them to use the collective wisdom of the group to discuss, share and exchange and take away new insights.
According to this article, 
&#8220;Pfizer-affiliated doctors will be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A great graphic of &#8220;The World is flat&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2007/09/29/a-great-graphic-of-the-world-is-flat/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2007/09/29/a-great-graphic-of-the-world-is-flat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve read Thomas Friedman&#8217;s &#8220;The World is Flat&#8221;, you&#8217;ll realize how beautifully Brandy Agerbeck summarizes the book through this single picture.

She shares how she created this work here
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		<title>So true&#8230;isn&#8217;t it?</title>
		<link>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2007/08/18/so-trueisnt-it/</link>
		<comments>http://jigyasaconsulting.com/blog/2007/08/18/so-trueisnt-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Quotes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Your credit card bills and calendar reveal much about your life.&#8221; Geoffrey M. Bellman, The consultant&#8217;s Calling.&#8221;
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