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		<title>Eliminating road traffic - a guest post</title>
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McDonald Consulting Group recently hosted students from Texas State University&#8217;s Job Shadowing program.  Here is a guest post from one of our interns, Osvaldo Hernandez - and the reason he was late this morning!
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Unfortunately this morning, I and surely countless other first timers traveling through Austin, have now experienced the dreadful amount of traffic that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 reasons delegation fails</title>
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From Ron Edmonson, here are 5 reasons that delegation fails - enjoy!
5 reasons delegation often fails:
There was no accountability provided in the delegation process. When someone receives a project, they need to be given a timeline for completion. They need a system of follow up, measures of accomplishment or benchmarks towards completion. A predetermined win [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the 21st century, you Neanderthal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
		
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background:  It&#8217;s 1979.  I&#8217;m sharing an office, and a phone, with a co-worker.  A vendor calls up for my office mate, Gary, who&#8217;s not in.  I say that he&#8217;s not there, and ask if I can take a message.  The caller asks where he is, and when he&#8217;ll be back.  I say I don&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to escape from e-mail hell</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
		
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Many folks complain about how e-mail takes up all of their time - it interrupts them, prevents them from getting concentrated work complete, and sucks up all their time.
I used to be no different - until I got fed up with being in e-mail hell, and figured out a way to get out of it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shorter Days = Less Energy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
		
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as we approach the shortest day of the year (Dec 21), we notice that it&#8217;s dark so much longer - maybe going to work, or coming home, or both - and therefore it may be hard to be active.  Here are some quick tips to get you over the hump:
- Get enough sunlight.  Try and [...]]]></description>
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