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		<title>Take the sting out of the painful process of reinvention: 5 ways to take 1 step towards change</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2010/02/17/take-the-sting-out-of-the-painful-process-of-reinvention-5-ways-to-take-1-step-towards-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Opening quote from Grey’s Anatomy: “The surgical scalpel is made of steel, sterilized, carbonized stainless steel. This is a vast improvement over the first scalpel, which was pretty much a sharp stick. Medicine is constantly reinventing itself. That means surgeons have to keep reinventing themselves, too. There is constant pressure to adapt to changes. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Life Principles to Do What Matters to You</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/10/07/using-life-principles-to-do-what-matters-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/10/07/using-life-principles-to-do-what-matters-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Enjoyment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career Reinvention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Decision-making]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Career Principles]]></category>

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In Goodbye Career, Hello Success, Randy Komisar says “If you want to land the job of your dreams—even if you want to become a CEO—rid yourself of raw ambition. Avoid promotions that make perfect sense. Accept work based on friendship alone. Trust your gut. Then watch what happens: prosperity of the heart, soul, and—yes—the wallet.”
Sounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Learned: Ursula Burns&#8217; Path to CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/09/23/lessons-learned-ursula-burns-path-to-ceo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Advancement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career advice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Stories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lessons Learned]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Succession Planning]]></category>

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At the Most Powerful Women Summit,  when asked how she would tag herself, Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox, responded the “Groomed CEO”. With roughly 28 years of experience there is no doubt that Ursula Burns not only loves Xerox but created her own path to prepare for this seat. Burns led Xerox through many stages of transition, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carla A. Harris: Hard Earned and Hard Learned Lessons</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/07/01/carla-a-harris-hard-earned-and-hard-learned-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/07/01/carla-a-harris-hard-earned-and-hard-learned-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I attended Brokering Change: A Wall Street Multicultural Women’s Exchange a great quarterly series hosted by Goldman Sachs.
Carla A. Harris was one of the keynote speakers. Harris is a Managing Director in the Strategic Client Group at Morgan Stanley Investment  Management. She is also the recipient of many accolades such as Fortune&#8217;s &#8220;50 Most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the best advice you have received? (Part Two)</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/06/26/whats-the-best-advice-you-have-received-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/06/26/whats-the-best-advice-you-have-received-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Advancement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career Transition]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the second installment of influential leaders sharing wise words that changed their lives forever in the “Best advice I ever got” at Fortune Magazine. Their practical advice can be applied to advancing your careers and transitions, as well as many other areas of your life:
12. Take advice from smart people - share your ideas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the best advice you have ever received?</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/06/23/whats-the-best-advice-you-have-ever-received/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
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Fortune magazine asked a host of influential leaders to share wise words that changed their lives forever in the “Best advice I ever got”. Their practical advice can be applied to advancing your careers and transitions, as well as many other areas of your life:

Keep it simple - set a goal, share it with someone, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action + Persistence = Forward Movement</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/02/12/action-persistence-forward-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/02/12/action-persistence-forward-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career Shocks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Managing change or uncertainty]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Managing yourself in a recession]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Words of Encouragement]]></category>

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Change whether planned or unexpected is never easy. We have to deal with the consequences of change, before we can really move forward.
To move forward reflect on past wins, tap into the factors that influenced your success and look for ways to use your factor in your current situation. Dwelling in positive thoughts also helps.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show Them Your Value</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/02/03/show-them-your-value/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/02/03/show-them-your-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[online networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A number of people have landed jobs through connections of a friend of friend. An ExecuNet survey revealed 70% of executives landed their job through networking. The more people who know you are looking for a job the better your prospects. Here are five tactics to spread the word about your situation so that your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Example of How to Stand Out</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/01/29/a-great-example-of-how-to-stand-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/01/29/a-great-example-of-how-to-stand-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Interview Questions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lessons Learned]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[how to stand out from other applicants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[your unique factor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[your value proposition]]></category>

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Intimate knowledge of your unique value proposition, i.e. the value you offer potential employers will help you to stand out in the job search process.
I came across Craig Campbell at WSJ’s Laid Off and Looking. Craig is an out of work recruiter who has been in the job market since last November.  If a potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Personal Q3 Assessment</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2008/10/01/your-personal-q3-assessment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2008/10/01/your-personal-q3-assessment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Effectiveness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Goal Setting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Assessment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>

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

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		<description><![CDATA[The late Paul Arden said “Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it’s difficult to score.” We know our personal fulfillment and purpose comes from achieving our goals. So as Q3 comes to a close, how are you doing on the goal [...]]]></description>
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