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		<title>R is for Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I already knew this, but this past week was a great reminder: I need a bit of risk in my life. Let me explain what happened. I have become more aware in recent years how hard it is to succeed in my industry – this peculiar business of selling your...]]></description>
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		<title>What do Jack Johnson, Yvon Chouinard and Hugh have in common?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm excited to announce that our little company is now member 142 in Canada (there are some 1,400+ members worldwide) and a part of a growing list of firms that give back to the planet. If you haven’t heard about 1FP please check it out.]]></description>
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		<title>The gift of feedback</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/the-gift-of-feedback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s nothing worse than the email that starts with “We have to talk….”. It’s natural that getting feedback ranks with other fun events like flu shots and trips to the dentist. It’s simple; nobody wants to be told they screwed up. But what if receiving feedback was something you were...]]></description>
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		<title>Do you remember the facsimile?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a keynote last week I was telling the story about our first facsimile machine. It was so big that it was delivered on a dolly to our Granville Island office. This new wonder of technology and communications even had it’s own table. And, like a Skinner experiment, we leaped...]]></description>
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		<title>How to stop the silly and get your team back on track</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a super simple way to energize your team and get them on the right track (and stop the silly behavior that drives you nuts) with immediate performance improvements. I first learned about this process from Dr. Bill Guillory as we debriefed my Soul At Work conference in 2000...]]></description>
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		<title>What no one will tell you about success</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about success. I need to. I only have so many hours to work with and I’m frankly tired of working hard at my business. I also have loads of interests in my life that I love spending time on, like: my gals,...]]></description>
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		<title>All the bling won’t get you there</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just sent off a new program description for a very cool youth program that I have been asked to speak at and I wanted to share some it with you. This is deceivingly simple, so bear with me as I go through this. Advertisers and sales people want us...]]></description>
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		<title>Watch out for inertia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was giving a talk in Toronto today to the very-cool team in the Telus marketing department and I shared some thoughts about business heroes that I thought you might like. I’ve always been impressed by heroes of the business world. Who couldn’t admire Ted Turner who brought us the...]]></description>
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		<title>How to go on vacation</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/how-to-have-a-holiday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve been there: the vacation you’ve been looking forward to all year is three days away and now you’ve run out of time. Everything you’ve procrastinated about at work is now due, the kids need a bunch a gear for the trip, plus there’s cleaning the house for the relatives,...]]></description>
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		<title>Thriving on the Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just returned from six days on the road, including four cities, three media interviews, six separate, custom presentations, and running a half marathon to boot. And I feel great! Being on the road for work or taking a vacation with the family can take a toll on you. Unfamiliar...]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Watch Less TV?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to watch less TV? Read this. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what to do, so I watch TV.&#8221; says Theresa. I&#8217;m sitting at a booth at the Saskatchewan Marathon race Expo and wondering how to respond. Theresa had heard my interview with Jeff Rogstad on the local CTV show, called the...]]></description>
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		<title>Contradictions in the speaking industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might not be a speaker, but I was ruminating on my professional (at least the speaking part) and came up with these contradictions I thought you might be interested in. As you get older you get better. As you charge more the more you are in demand (you hope.)...]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Wrong With Good Technique?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a workshop this week one person complained that the communication technique I was suggesting would be spotted as a &#8220;technique&#8221;. You know the old complaint: &#8220;Have you just come from a communication workshop?&#8221; Nonsense. Here&#8217;s the reality (from my perspective of course). You can&#8217;t improve your communication until you...]]></description>
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		<title>On the Subject of Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t need to go to the bookstore to know there will always be more stuff written on leadership than you can absorb. The &#8220;new&#8221; leadership models promoted by Drucker, Covey, Peters, De Pree, and Bennis (and many more) promoted hundreds more authors to throw their two bits into the...]]></description>
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		<title>Give Me a Break (NEW!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The art of making time work for you We are working in a time of distraction &#8211; endless emails, back-to-back meetings, interruptions, and growing work demands are taking their toll. People are constantly rushing, multi-tasking, bringing work home, and struggling to find time for themselves and their family. Based on...]]></description>
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		<title>Watch for Meeting Creep</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/watch-for-meeting-creep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens innocently, two people need to discuss something so the time gets booked, two others are invited to &#8220;keep them in the loop&#8221;, one more calls in remotely and before you know it you have &#8220;meeting creep&#8221; (like scope creep, but more sinister). Sure, meetings are invaluable&#8211;we connect, see...]]></description>
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		<title>This is Your Year to Create</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/this-is-your-year-to-create/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 07:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t ever think someone else is to blame. Every moment, every day, and every year we are given the keys to that instant and that outcome. And that&#8217;s exciting. The obligatory resolutions, &#8220;Must-Do&#8217;s&#8221;, &#8220;Will-Do&#8217;s&#8221;, and &#8220;To-Do&#8217;s&#8221; are filling note pads as we approach 2011. And I&#8217;m a big believer in...]]></description>
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		<title>Prove You Value the Customer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s my third time to the same coffee shop this week and, just like last time, they act like they&#8217;ve never seen me before. I&#8217;m not asking for a lot &#8212; just treat me like you value my business. I remember when the first Starbucks opened in North Vancouver (the...]]></description>
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		<title>Hold office hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hughculver.com/?p=3390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What are the biggest conflict when it comes to ambitious managers? Answer: too many interruptions and wanting to get work done. More specifically, managers want time to: coach staff, review progress, plan ahead, complete work, and just to think. Part of the blame goes to outdated ‘open door’ policies, but...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Kelowna Airport Administration-Notes from Dec. 3, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Make amends and move on</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to admit—I screwed up. I’m half way through my speech and on a roll. The audience is leaning in, laughing to my stories, and taking notes. And I’m having a good time. Such a good time that I just realized I had missed a whole section in the...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: SaskCentral SYL-follow up notes</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/client-notes/3177/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Protected: MD Canada Follow up-20 Nov. 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/client-notes/md-canada-follow-up-20-nov-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Today is a gift</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/today-is-a-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s human nature; we tend to see what is off track, and not working more that what’s right with the day. All around us is evidence of what is right with the world, but instead we are hung up on the insensitive email that Tony just sent.  Our myopic, negative,...]]></description>
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		<title>It’s all about the Small Stuff – follow up materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi and thanks for visiting my site! These are follow up notes for the &#8220;It&#8217;s all about the Small Stuff&#8221; presentation. It is always exciting for me to present my materials and thoughts to groups. And even more exciting when those ideas are used! The days after the event are...]]></description>
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		<title>Three ways to have a short meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all been there…what was planned to be a 30 minute meet-over-a-cuppa, or ‘let’s get together and talk about it’ meeting stretches into and hour. No big deal, until it becomes the norm instead of the exception. Here’s the reality, we all fall victim to the Parkinson Principle: Work expands...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Booster Juice &#8211; Follow-up Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Protected: Atkinson &amp; Terry &#8211; follow up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Changing that bad habit</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/changing-that-bad-habit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a workshop today the conversation came up about bad habits. &#8220;I know I&#8217;m a perfectionist,&#8221; one of the store managers admitted to me on our walk after lunch. &#8220;But even though I know I need to change I can&#8217;t &#8211; I can&#8217;t stand seeing things not done right!&#8221; she...]]></description>
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		<title>New Book Update &#8211; Sept.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new book if coming along and I can actually start to see the end results getting closer. Here&#8217;s a quick update on what you can expect. As I worked through the creation process I realized that my ambitions for the project had changed from a &#8216;how-to&#8217; book to more...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Suncor Presentation Notes 21 Sept. 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>It&#8217;s all about payoff.</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/its-all-about-payoff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the last minute I deleted the word “Accountability” and changed the slide in my presentation to say “Promise Keeper”. For years I’ve used the “A” word and I’m tired of the consultant-speak. At the core, it’s all about making and keeping promises. And here’s the secret, there has to...]]></description>
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		<title>Do you own it?</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/do-you-own-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hughculver.com/?p=2749</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was inspired by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson’s comments in their new book REWORK on the need to stop using the term &#8220;entrepreneur&#8221;. As they put it: “It’s outdated and loaded with baggage. It smells like a members-only club.” Their argument is that like many words, “entrepreneur” gives...]]></description>
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		<title>Embrace your irrational side</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/embrace-your-irrational-side/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/embrace-your-irrational-side/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m reading Dan Ariely’s latest book the upside of irrationality. This is a fascinating collection of his behavioral studies first in Israel and later at Duke University on the irrational side of human behavior. Sprinkled throughout the book are very personal reflections on the struggles he went through recovering from...]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All About the Small Stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/its-all-about-the-small-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/its-all-about-the-small-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hughculver.com/hugh2/?p=1847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to create excellence in every day We can easily blame the world for our unhappiness: our workload, our boss, our clients, or even our lack of sleep!  Yet our blame distracts us from the real source of our success—what we think about and what we do. It&#8217;s all about...]]></description>
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		<title>My Inbox is full!</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/products/my-inbox-is-full/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever wanted less email and more time for work, family, well, just about anything, this downloadable e-book will help! ]]></description>
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		<title>Honor the Mundane</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/honor-the-mundane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens every day. The mundane, boring, humdrum and ordinary tasks that don’t belong in the life of a successful person like you. Shouldn’t your rise to success mean you never have to pay another bill or take out the garbage? Think again, you’re human and everyone has to put...]]></description>
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		<title>ReClaiming the Clock (Workshop)</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/reclaiming-the-clock-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hughculver.com/hugh2/?p=1857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting more of the right stuff done It&#8217;s easy to get busy &#8211; email, interruptions, meetings, and clutter can keep us busy, distracted from what&#8217;s really important, and discouraged.  Without an intervention, &#8220;busy&#8221; becomes the excuse for ongoing missed deadlines, procrastination, needless rushing, and mistakes. ReClaiming the Clock is an...]]></description>
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		<title>Facing the Tiger (workshop)</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/facing-the-tiger-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turning conflict into opportunities Conflict in relationships is inevitable &#8211; broken promises, personality clashes, insensitive comments, and errors in non-verbal communication all can lead to a breakdown.  This may actually be a good thing! Facing the Tiger is a remarkable (even simple) program that empowers people to use a productive...]]></description>
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		<title>The Leadership Toolbox (workshop)</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/speaking/the-leadership-toolbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engaging others to lead Great leaders are not born &#8211; they have mastered their craft with specific skills and a consistent attitude of collaboration that allows them to accomplish great things with people.  Leaders that practice these skills are able to bring the best out of people and achieve massive...]]></description>
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		<title>People don&#039;t live in reality</title>
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		<comments>http://www.hughculver.com/hughs-blog/most-people-are-dreamers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m getting the impression that people don&#8217;t live in reality. They come to work thinking everyone will be normal and nice, they drive their car thinking everyone will be polite, they go shopping thinking everyone wants to wait on them unquestioningly. Maybe that works with avatars, but, sorry folks you...]]></description>
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		<title>Old is new</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 06:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hosted a webinar this week with Michael Katz (http://www.bluepenguindevelopment.com/) on e-newsletter. It was a small breath of fresh air. Michael reminded us of the importance of connections and providing value for the people you want to connect with. As simple as that. And he repeatedly admonished us to not...]]></description>
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		<title>Special follow up package for CEP conference Vancouver May 12, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.hughculver.com/client-notes/special-follow-up-package-for-cep-conference-vancouver-may-12-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughculver.com/client-notes/special-follow-up-package-for-cep-conference-vancouver-may-12-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 05:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi and thanks for visiting my site. This is a special follow up package for delegates of the CEP Western conference May 12 in Vancouver. Enjoy! &#8220;It&#8217;s all about the Small Stuff&#8221; The days after the event are the best times to narrow your focus on just a few changes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 11:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Taking that one last check</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It couldn’t have happened at a worse time. It was day three of a four day, eight presentation road trip with one day to go. I had wrapped up a wonderful morning keynote at the Growing Rural Tourism conference in Camrose, Alberta to an enthusiastic audience, flown back to Kelowna...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Special Notes for CAN training session 30 March 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>HR Professionals: We want to know!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A SPECIAL INVITATION FOR HR PROFESSIONALS ONLY. We want to know&#8230;. We are completing a special HR Professional Survey. And I am hoping you will take part. The year 2009 was an incredible time of change for many of us. And we want to know what changes you experienced at...]]></description>
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		<title>Order is Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“For the first twenty-five years of my life, I wanted freedom. For the next twenty-five years, I wanted order. For the next twenty-five years, I realized that order is freedom.” Winston Churchill It’s counter-intuitive and yet absolutely true: you have more ability to enjoy the freedoms of life when you...]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Investors Group – Toronto 9 Feb Presentation Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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		<title>Protected: Shoppers Drug Mart Cancun Nat’l Conference. Culver presentation notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Culver</dc:creator>
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