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		<title>Federal Workers, Secret Service, Socialism, and Human Nature</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a tough couple of months for Federal Workers, active and retired. The horrible judgment shown by managers of the General Services Administration has been exceeded only by the horrible judgment shown by members of the Secret Service and &#8230; <a href="http://recoveringfed.com/2012/04/27/federal-workers-secret-service-socialism-and-human-nature/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=547&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sentiment and Leadership are a Necessary Partnership, Like Water and Flour</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>recoveringfed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of Sunday morning metaphors, one illuminates why change is hard.  The second is Lessons from a CIA Manager #23: Sentiment and Leadership are like mixing Water and Flour in a Dough. I actually just posted some quick words &#8230; <a href="http://recoveringfed.com/2012/04/01/sentiment-and-leadership-are-a-necessary-partnership-like-water-and-flour/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=544&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Useful Tactics for Rebel Managers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another redirect to Rebelsatwork.com but I&#8217;m hopeful I&#8217;ll have some new RecoveringFed content up soon. Meanwhile, if you&#8217;ve ever wondered why being a rebel is just like being an NFL running back, then read here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=542&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Tao of Rebel Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing less appealing than a dour reformer and other advice for rebel managers. Check out my newest post on rebelsatwork.com.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=535&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Bearable Discomfort of Rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out my new blog post on the grittiness of being a rebel in the workplace. Rebelsatwork.com &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=532&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mormons Are Not The Borg</title>
		<link>http://recoveringfed.com/2012/02/06/mormons-are-not-the-borg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mormons are not The Borg.&#8221; That&#8217;s what Matthew Bowman answered (author of the new book The Mormon People) when I asked him a couple of weeks ago what was the most common misperception about Mormons. I was at a talk/signing &#8230; <a href="http://recoveringfed.com/2012/02/06/mormons-are-not-the-borg/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=516&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Be a Good Manager, Not a Bad Novelist</title>
		<link>http://recoveringfed.com/2012/02/04/be-a-good-manager-not-a-bad-novelist-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I talk to well-meaning folk, even friends, who will say something to me like: &#8220;I&#8217;m going to host a morale-building session with my team tomorrow night.&#8221;  Or maybe you&#8217;ve been in a situation where a manager comes up to &#8230; <a href="http://recoveringfed.com/2012/02/04/be-a-good-manager-not-a-bad-novelist-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=464&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Be a Good Manager, Not a Bad Novelist</title>
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		<comments>http://recoveringfed.com/2012/01/31/be-a-good-manager-not-a-bad-novelist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>recoveringfed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I talk to well-meaning folk, even friends, who will say something to me like: &#8220;I&#8217;m going to host a morale-building session with my team tomorrow night.&#8221;  Or maybe you&#8217;ve been in a situation where a manager comes up to &#8230; <a href="http://recoveringfed.com/2012/01/31/be-a-good-manager-not-a-bad-novelist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=513&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Ain&#8217;t What It Used To be</title>
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		<comments>http://recoveringfed.com/2012/01/02/thinking-aint-what-it-used-to-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>recoveringfed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading a great book the last couple of weeks, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kanehan. (I read books like I watch TV, I dip in and out, watching (or reading) several things at one time.) I recommend &#8230; <a href="http://recoveringfed.com/2012/01/02/thinking-aint-what-it-used-to-be/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=460&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calling Republican Candidates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Culled from Headlines: Mitt calls Newt Zany Newt calls Romney Liberal Newt calls himself a Real Politik Wilsonian Bachman calls Newt Frugal Socialist Paul Calls Bachman an Idiot Paul calls Newt an Idiot Paul calls Perry a Cheerleader Paul calls &#8230; <a href="http://recoveringfed.com/2011/12/15/calling-republican-candidates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=recoveringfed.com&amp;blog=12269235&amp;post=457&amp;subd=recoveringfed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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