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		<title>Topgrading and Gestalt Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Mursau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were a color, what color would you be?
What’s your favorite movie and why?
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		<title>A Topgrader&#8217;s Advice on Job Scorecards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Mursau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the chance to talk to a fantastic Topgrader last week, Travis Isaacson of Access Development Corporation.  We were talking about Job Scorecards, and Travis had some fantastic advice about them.  Here are five points worth considering:
1.      To relieve stress, tell people, especially the Hiring Managers who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Topgrading Tips (Vol. 5, No. 4) Topgrading in a Nutshell!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Smart</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Promoting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note:  A (free) download comes with this article!
Here is the simplest, clearest outline of all 12 Topgrading hiring steps, including what problem they solve, what skill must be learned, and the results that are typically achieved with using each Topgrading tool.
Thirty (plus) years of experience have clearly demonstrated that each and every one of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Topgrading Tips (Vol. 5, No. 3) How to Communicate With CEOs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Smart</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Having assessed/coached 6,500 executives including over 500 CEOs and presidents, I kinda know what ticks them off day in and day out – and one thing is how people communicate with them.
This short article spells out 3 of the most irritating ways people communicate with CEOs and frankly all high level managers, followed by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What if she doesn&#8217;t quite fit your culture?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Mursau</dc:creator>
		
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