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		<title>CNN &#8211; TED Talk &#8211; Big bonuses do not mean big results</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2010/03/02/cnn-ted-talk-big-bonuses-do-not-mean-big-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really interesting presentation that makes you think on HR policies and performance. http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/02/pink.motivation.bonuses/index.html?hpt=C2<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=588&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Communication and persistence can make almost impossible assignments happen.</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/10/17/communication-and-persistence-can-make-almost-impossible-assignments-happen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://happyfuturegroup.com/?p=540</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some years ago, I got the project to set up a fish processing operation in Klemtu on the central coast of British Columbia. Some agreement had been made a couple of years earlier, as the whole project started with the set up of fish farms. For the processing, we needed to not only equip the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=540&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The ten signs that people are happy at work</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/10/09/the-ten-signs-that-people-are-happy-at-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://happyfuturegroup.com/?p=524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In no particular order, people who are happy at work show the following symptoms: They are happy to go to work; they do not suffer from stress or fear about it. They smile and laugh at work. They greet and interact socially with their colleagues. They are rarely on sick leave, only when it is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=524&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Happy at work!</media:title>
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		<title>The importance of a cohesive team</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/08/10/the-importance-of-a-cohesive-team/</link>
		<comments>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/08/10/the-importance-of-a-cohesive-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://happyfuturegroup.com/?p=358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In sports, everybody knows the importance of having a group of talented people who can play together harmoniously for the interest of the group. Not only must the team members be good at their specialty, but they also must have the understanding of the other players’ needs and skills, so that they can create for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=358&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Helping each other creates cohesion and success</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Sport or business, the principles are the same</media:title>
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		<title>The confusion between perfection and excellence</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/07/02/the-confusion-between-perfection-and-excellence/</link>
		<comments>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/07/02/the-confusion-between-perfection-and-excellence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Competitors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal Fulfillment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://happyfuturegroup.wordpress.com/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When hiring people, I have heard many times their claiming to be perfectionists, either as one of their top three qualities or one of their top three “weaknesses”. Actually, it has always sounded to me like everyone wants things to be “perfect” all the time. On the other hand, I very rarely have heard anyone mentioning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=306&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Always better</media:title>
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		<title>I want to hear laughter!</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/06/17/i-want-to-hear-laughter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happiness Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the best anti-stress medicine I know: laughter. I have applied it in my professional life as well as in my personal life and it works superbly, and there is no negative side effects known to man. I have spent a long part of my career in industries dealing with perishable products. Per definition, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=272&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Management &amp; Leadership lessons from my dog – Part III: Leading the pack</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/06/02/management-leadership-lessons-from-my-dog-%e2%80%93-part-iii-leading-the-pack/</link>
		<comments>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/06/02/management-leadership-lessons-from-my-dog-%e2%80%93-part-iii-leading-the-pack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog Series]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://happyfuturegroup.wordpress.com/?p=257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After having reviewed how to communicate effectively and after having identified whom the boss should be, my dog Slider will now present her third topic, about getting the pack moving in the right direction. Hello again dear readers, In order to have a group that moves and acts harmoniously, the first thing is to set [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=257&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">A pack well led!</media:title>
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		<title>Why do great employees leave?</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/05/21/why-do-great-employees-leave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://happyfuturegroup.wordpress.com/?p=234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That is a question that I have found on the LinkedIn group &#8220;Executive Suite&#8221;. I love those questions, because there is an army of consultants and specialists and experts showing off all they know, and their comments are incredibly detailed. But the reality is much simpler. Employees, especially the great ones, do not leave the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=234&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What has happened to good old-fashioned headhunting?</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/05/18/what-has-happened-to-good-old-fashioned-headhunting/</link>
		<comments>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/05/18/what-has-happened-to-good-old-fashioned-headhunting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 21:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talent at Work]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://happyfuturegroup.wordpress.com/?p=223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The more I dig in the world of recruiting and hear from those many talented people who never seem to get any response from their applications, the more appalled I become! In my view, the whole recruiting process is going in the wrong direction. Everything is set up to just provide companies with &#8220;adequate&#8221; candidates, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=223&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Management &amp; Leadership lessons from my dog &#8211; Part II: Recruiting the Boss</title>
		<link>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/05/14/management-leadership-lessons-from-my-dog-part-ii-recruiting-the-boss/</link>
		<comments>http://happyfuturegroup.com/2009/05/14/management-leadership-lessons-from-my-dog-part-ii-recruiting-the-boss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second article from my dog Slider. This time she shares her views on how to recruit a proper boss. Dear readers, At first, I thought that I would deal with recruiting the boss in a similar way as bosses recruit their employees: by asking for a resume. Unfortunately, this appears rather useless [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=happyfuturegroup.com&amp;blog=7236493&amp;post=208&amp;subd=happyfuturegroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Leading is not a given</media:title>
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