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	<title>Karl Rohde</title>
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		<title>What maketh the man?</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/11/what-maketh-the-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was a scrawny, nervous young lad when I got to high school.
For those from overseas, high school is around your 8th year of school through to when you leave school at around 17/18 in NZ.
Anyway, I had a hard time. The nickname for my school was Penrose State Prison. In reality it was called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=709</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I honestly can&#8217;t pin point the time when I knew I wanted to be a creative person.
Looking back, I see trigger points. A unique solution to a problem, playing Dungeons &#038; Dragons as a kid and spending more time working on the story line that playing the game, finding a unique way to layer paint, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand &#8211; Economic Capital of The World (1/12)</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/new-zealand-economic-capital-of-the-world-112/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand&#8217;s days as a manufacturer of goods and dairy are well and truly numbered. The high cost and low margins are simply not sustainable.
This is a twelve part series exploring what New Zealand might be able to do with strong leadership and vision. How it can truly become the Economic Capital of The World. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Fine Print</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/employment-fine-print/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Please do not waste both our time threatening me or proffering legal advice. Your threats are risible, and you are patently not qualified to give legal advice.&#8221;
All I did was ask my ex-client to stop trying to poach my staff. Quite reasonable in my opinion.
They do note that the agreement between my company and theirs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Mr. Big</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/dealing-with-mr-big/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=695</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Masters. They are everywhere. We work our lives through a series of encounters with them. Regardless of whether you are a person in power, sometimes your life will collide with a master, and how you deal with that encounter determines the rest of your life.
I call them Mr Big. Usually somewhat of an artful dodger, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing -101 (what not to do)</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/marketing-101-what-not-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Using a blog for marketing can be fraught with risk if poorly managed. What can be an excellent form of engagement with potential leads can also turn into a big negative for marketing initiatives.
The adage all publicity is good publicity is not really something to aspire to with your web site, and if you run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis: Project Turnaround Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/crisis-project-turnaround-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/crisis-project-turnaround-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Failed Projects]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=715</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your project is overdue, there have been cost overruns, and the final destination is still out of reach.  In this series of posts I will be covering the process of turning a crisis project around.
This probably sounds all too familiar to many project managers, development managers, business owners, and even company board members. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethics, Professionalism and Business &#8211; 5 Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/ethics-professionalism-and-business-5-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/ethics-professionalism-and-business-5-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Businesses are an interesting beast. When they are new, it is usually their founder that guides them, just like a parent and a child.
As they reach a certain point, sometimes the founder/owner hands over the reigns, and the business can grow into something else. Sometimes the person now in charge is called a CEO (Chief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RE: Why You Can’t Find Better Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/re-why-you-can%e2%80%99t-find-better-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/re-why-you-can%e2%80%99t-find-better-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is from Seth Simonds&#8217; Blog.  The article &#8220;Why You Can’t Find Better Employees&#8221; spoke volumes and demanded a comment.
Here is the opening:

Here’s a phrase you have probably used before:
“It’s impossible to find good people to hire these days.”
A more honest version is likely:
“I lack the necessary drive and vision needed to take regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax On Rentals &#8211; What You Need To Think About</title>
		<link>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/tax-on-rentals-what-you-need-to-think-about/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karlrohde.com/2009/10/tax-on-rentals-what-you-need-to-think-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Rohde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karlrohde.com/?p=674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Owning rental property is an addiction here in New Zealand. Just about everyone I know has a rental property. Some even rent or flat share in more &#8220;desirable&#8221; locations than they could afford to buy in but have one or two rentals in other suburbs.
Yet with all these rental properties, the government sees very little [...]]]></description>
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