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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Grubb</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Grubb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Problem: I worked a business transformation project back in 2002 when one of the business users complained about having to talk to three different “IT people” just to map a single business process. While IT viewed his “single business process” as three separate areas, the business user was horribly frustrated with the ridged seams [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloomport.com&amp;blog=9363863&amp;post=397&amp;subd=bloomportu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Grubb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished the HBR case study “Strategy as a Work-In-Progress” which is an excerpt from the Harvard Business Essentials series titled “Strategy: Create and Implement the Best Strategy for Your Business”. While this excerpt was not potentially earth shattering like “Blue Ocean Strategy“, it was an excellent breakdown on the fundamentals of strategic relevance. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloomport.com&amp;blog=9363863&amp;post=364&amp;subd=bloomportu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Grubb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seth Godin&#8230; every now and then someone picks up a thought that gets your mind moving, almost like a strong jolt of coffee at 5am&#8230; on your Sunday morning off. Seth brought up a scenario in his blog post &#8220;Ted Think&#8221; that got my mind racing.  The concept is to mentally challenge yourself to anticipate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloomport.com&amp;blog=9363863&amp;post=361&amp;subd=bloomportu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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