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	<title>Welcome to the Offbeat Leader Blog!</title>
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	<description>unconventional tales of motivation and success from the jungles of business and life</description>
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		<title>Gas station wisdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was day 6 of the power outage and a line of tired people waited to get their battered fuel cans filled to feed the never-ending demand of their home generators. The gas station attendant—a fast-moving fella with the name “Frank” stitched on his work shirt—methodically grabbed the next red can and stuck a nozzle in it.   “So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who do you blame?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ &#8221;If we fail, it would be only our fault,&#8221; said an engineer in Tripoli quoted by Reuters. &#8220;Before we blamed everything on Gaddafi, it was easy. Now we can only blame ourselves.&#8221;  When someone else is calling the shots there is an element of freedom in the repression.  Freedom to blame someone else for your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More business? Not today, thanks!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shimmering rows of new vehicles gleamed in the late afternoon sun as I pulled into the dealership. The latest models of every style and color awaited my inspection. Ah, the potential! I was in the mood to hear some special offers. I was in the mood for that new car smell. So I strode into the dealership and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Lessons from “Pawn Stars”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Negotiation is a cornerstone of business, and like business, it&#8217;s an ancient art. There are many books on the subject, from Robert Cialdini’s Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion to Trump’s Art of the Deal. But while watching the History Channel I realized that some key business essentials can be gleaned from the show, “Pawn Stars.” [...]]]></description>
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