<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239557</id><updated>2011-04-21T23:02:11.106-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Patton Associates S-M-A-R-TTip™</title><subtitle type='html'>Assisting leaders to better engage their people in team customer service!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Gary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02257498105097735091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lkgUTg_CJtI/SqZlpRZgYcI/AAAAAAAAAXU/XE-4jjrdFqc/S220/GFP,+T-Shirt+26-08-2004.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239557.post-112707032264465431</id><published>2005-09-18T15:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-21T20:01:40.606-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome!</title><summary type='text'>Gary PattonCustomer Care Specialist</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/feeds/112707032264465431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15239557&amp;postID=112707032264465431&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112707032264465431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112707032264465431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/2005/09/welcome.html' title='Welcome!'/><author><name>Gary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02257498105097735091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lkgUTg_CJtI/SqZlpRZgYcI/AAAAAAAAAXU/XE-4jjrdFqc/S220/GFP,+T-Shirt+26-08-2004.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239557.post-112707345642552623</id><published>2005-09-16T15:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-19T19:26:53.503-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"Unmasking Narcissism!" - September 2005</title><summary type='text'> &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Do you notice a disturbing trend towards greater self-centeredness in some of your staff and customers? Do you sometimes feel people are less forgiving than they used to be? Do some you deal with project a demanding trait of entitlement?Some social analysts believe that today's culture is characterized by youth and adults who are obsessed with seeking self-fulfillment and are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/feeds/112707345642552623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15239557&amp;postID=112707345642552623&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112707345642552623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112707345642552623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/2005/09/unmasking-narcissism-september-2005.html' title='&quot;Unmasking Narcissism!&quot; - September 2005'/><author><name>Gary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02257498105097735091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lkgUTg_CJtI/SqZlpRZgYcI/AAAAAAAAAXU/XE-4jjrdFqc/S220/GFP,+T-Shirt+26-08-2004.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239557.post-112387032257003926</id><published>2005-08-12T14:03:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-18T20:45:46.613-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"Let Your People Go"</title><summary type='text'>Do your policies, style, or subconscious attitudes keep employees from moving to new jobs within your organization? Are you anxious about teaching your key report how to do everything you do and replace you? Is one or more of your supervisors blocking the career advancement of some of their top people?Managers can often be stumbling blocks to internal mobility in a company. Smart firms set up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/feeds/112387032257003926/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15239557&amp;postID=112387032257003926&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112387032257003926'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112387032257003926'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/2005/08/let-your-people-go.html' title='&quot;Let Your People Go&quot;'/><author><name>Gary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02257498105097735091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lkgUTg_CJtI/SqZlpRZgYcI/AAAAAAAAAXU/XE-4jjrdFqc/S220/GFP,+T-Shirt+26-08-2004.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239557.post-112368731819917292</id><published>2005-07-15T11:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-18T20:50:04.493-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"Miller's Bolt: A Modern Business Parable" by Thomas Stirr</title><summary type='text'>This book has the potential to positively change your life by giving you the ability to change another's attitude toward you. How and what we think is more powerful than many of us realize according to Stirr, postmodern science and the ancients.Miller's Bolt is a fun read and a wonderful parable. It is the fictional story of a top-notch manager who is on the edge of being fired. For, although Jim</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/feeds/112368731819917292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15239557&amp;postID=112368731819917292&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112368731819917292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112368731819917292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/2005/07/millers-bolt-modern-business-parable.html' title='&quot;Miller&apos;s Bolt: A Modern Business Parable&quot; by Thomas Stirr'/><author><name>Gary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02257498105097735091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lkgUTg_CJtI/SqZlpRZgYcI/AAAAAAAAAXU/XE-4jjrdFqc/S220/GFP,+T-Shirt+26-08-2004.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239557.post-112354912936480918</id><published>2005-07-06T13:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-18T20:41:28.350-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"The System Made Me Do It!" - July 2005</title><summary type='text'>Do you often find confusing what some people do around you? Do you sometimes hear people commenting on things you know you never said? Do you get the impression that some you work with or know feel that others run their lives?If you answered "Yes!" to any of my questions, you will find helpful the short editorial, "The System Made Me Do It!" by John Renesch. He includes some suggestions to help </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.renesch.com/index.html' title='&quot;The System Made Me Do It!&quot; - July 2005'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/feeds/112354912936480918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15239557&amp;postID=112354912936480918&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112354912936480918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15239557/posts/default/112354912936480918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pattonassociatesst.blogspot.com/2005/07/system-made-me-do-it-july-2005.html' title='&quot;The System Made Me Do It!&quot; - July 2005'/><author><name>Gary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02257498105097735091</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lkgUTg_CJtI/SqZlpRZgYcI/AAAAAAAAAXU/XE-4jjrdFqc/S220/GFP,+T-Shirt+26-08-2004.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
