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		<title>By: angelia110</title>
		<link>http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/team-building/corporate/comment-page-1#comment-1462</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Ugg  Boots--More Fashion Or Just A Trend Now?&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&gt;Several years ago, a new popular wind  has been blowing the nation. Some adored it while others are amazed and  confused by its success. This fashion trend is known as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodugg.co.uk/&quot; title=&quot;Ugg boots&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ugg boots&lt;/a&gt;. Although  an unattractive appearance, Uggs has gained a huge following among all fans.  Not only they are extremely trendy,but also their features to keep feet warm in  cold day and cool in summer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&gt;But &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodugg.co.uk/&quot; title=&quot;Uggs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Uggs&lt;/a&gt; is more than just sheepskin  boots; it has casual uggs, slippers as well as handbags and other accessories. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodugg.co.uk/ugg-classic-cardy-c-161.html&quot; title=&quot;Ugg cardy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ugg cardy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodugg.co.uk/ugg-classic-short-c-160.html&quot; title=&quot;Ugg Short&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ugg Short&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodugg.co.uk/ugg-classic-tall-c-162.html&quot; title=&quot;Ugg Tall&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ugg Tall&lt;/a&gt;, .&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodugg.co.uk/ugg-classic-tall-c-162.html&quot; title=&quot;Classic ugg boots&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Classic ugg boots&lt;/a&gt; are comfortable, stylish, and great to wear in any occasion.  Ugg slippers are warm and comforting that both indoor or outside is ok . Ugg  also offers a full line of high-quality handbags and backpacks to match your  Uggs. A pair of Ugg boots, matched Ugg handbag is the perfect shows.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&gt;Why Be Fashionable - Why Not? This  fashion style, perfect deductived by famous stars, had blow up a fashion to  imitate of wearing UGGs, to perfectly match with long jeans, minipants,  skirts,etc. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&gt;With Kate Winslet,  &quot;Declaimer,&quot; &quot;Revolutionary Road,&quot; two outstanding  performances in the film won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress and  best leading actress in the film drama category, won several Oscar nominations  . She was photographed shoed a pair of UGGs, with her daughter the same  impersonation. And reporters caught Hayden Panettiere at a vegetarian Thai  restaurant on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Hayden sported a denim hot pants  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodugg.co.uk/&quot; title=&quot;Ugg boots&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ugg boots&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&gt;Ugg Boots--Is More Fashion Or Just A  Trend Now?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&gt;The Ugg boot is made with sheepskin  instead of regular leather which helps you stay cool in the summer and keeps  you warm and dry in the winter making it the perfect boots to wear in all  seasons. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&gt;No matter is fashion or just a tread  now, it also can be your style that makes you be more fashion mastering trend  pop. With it, you will feel comfortable, look trendy, and be the envy of  everyone around you. I don&#039;t have permission to require you finding the ugg  boots at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodugg.co.uk/&quot; title=&quot;goodugg.co.uk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;goodugg.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;, but shout out if you find them!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;h2 align=&#8221;center&#8221;&gt;Ugg  Boots&#8211;More Fashion Or Just A Trend Now?&lt;/h2&gt;
<p>&#8211;&gt;Several years ago, a new popular wind  has been blowing the nation. Some adored it while others are amazed and  confused by its success. This fashion trend is known as the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodugg.co.uk/"  title="Ugg boots" rel="nofollow">Ugg boots</a>. Although  an unattractive appearance, Uggs has gained a huge following among all fans.  Not only they are extremely trendy,but also their features to keep feet warm in  cold day and cool in summer.</p>
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<p>&#8211;&gt;But <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodugg.co.uk/"  title="Uggs" rel="nofollow">Uggs</a> is more than just sheepskin  boots; it has casual uggs, slippers as well as handbags and other accessories. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodugg.co.uk/ugg-classic-cardy-c-161.html"  title="Ugg cardy" rel="nofollow">Ugg cardy</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodugg.co.uk/ugg-classic-short-c-160.html"  title="Ugg Short" rel="nofollow">Ugg Short</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodugg.co.uk/ugg-classic-tall-c-162.html"  title="Ugg Tall" rel="nofollow">Ugg Tall</a>, .<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodugg.co.uk/ugg-classic-tall-c-162.html"  title="Classic ugg boots" rel="nofollow">Classic ugg boots</a> are comfortable, stylish, and great to wear in any occasion.  Ugg slippers are warm and comforting that both indoor or outside is ok . Ugg  also offers a full line of high-quality handbags and backpacks to match your  Uggs. A pair of Ugg boots, matched Ugg handbag is the perfect shows.</p>
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<p>&#8211;&gt;Why Be Fashionable &#8211; Why Not? This  fashion style, perfect deductived by famous stars, had blow up a fashion to  imitate of wearing UGGs, to perfectly match with long jeans, minipants,  skirts,etc. </p>
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<p>&#8211;&gt;With Kate Winslet,  &quot;Declaimer,&quot; &quot;Revolutionary Road,&quot; two outstanding  performances in the film won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress and  best leading actress in the film drama category, won several Oscar nominations  . She was photographed shoed a pair of UGGs, with her daughter the same  impersonation. And reporters caught Hayden Panettiere at a vegetarian Thai  restaurant on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Hayden sported a denim hot pants  and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodugg.co.uk/"  title="Ugg boots" rel="nofollow">Ugg boots</a>.</p>
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<p>&#8211;&gt;Ugg Boots&#8211;Is More Fashion Or Just A  Trend Now?</p>
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<p>&#8211;&gt;The Ugg boot is made with sheepskin  instead of regular leather which helps you stay cool in the summer and keeps  you warm and dry in the winter making it the perfect boots to wear in all  seasons. </p>
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<p>&#8211;&gt;No matter is fashion or just a tread  now, it also can be your style that makes you be more fashion mastering trend  pop. With it, you will feel comfortable, look trendy, and be the envy of  everyone around you. I don&#39;t have permission to require you finding the ugg  boots at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodugg.co.uk/"  title="goodugg.co.uk" rel="nofollow">goodugg.co.uk</a>, but shout out if you find them!</p>
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		<title>By: daveblum</title>
		<link>http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/team-building/corporate/comment-page-1#comment-1419</link>
		<dc:creator>daveblum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Really interesting article. I agree whole-heartedly.  I would say, however, that we shouldn&#039;t err too much on the other side and make our team-building TOO professional, TOO business oriented.  The best simulations stand alone as well-structured, fun activities.  We certainly don&#039;t need any more &quot;death by powerpoint&quot; team building sessions.  But again I agree--once you&#039;ve created and beta-tested your simulation for its &quot;enjoyment factor&quot;, then you absolutely MUST add in the elements that lead to discussion about your own organization and best practices for future work.  Otherwise it&#039;s not team building--it&#039;s a team recreation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Really interesting article. I agree whole-heartedly.  I would say, however, that we shouldn&#39;t err too much on the other side and make our team-building TOO professional, TOO business oriented.  The best simulations stand alone as well-structured, fun activities.  We certainly don&#39;t need any more &#8220;death by powerpoint&#8221; team building sessions.  But again I agree&#8211;once you&#39;ve created and beta-tested your simulation for its &#8220;enjoyment factor&#8221;, then you absolutely MUST add in the elements that lead to discussion about your own organization and best practices for future work.  Otherwise it&#39;s not team building&#8211;it&#39;s a team recreation.</p>
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		<title>By: Anne Thornley-Brown</title>
		<link>http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/team-building/corporate/comment-page-1#comment-1374</link>
		<dc:creator>Anne Thornley-Brown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for all the retweets. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Steven, alas, I think we are there already. Most ot the time when companies call to request &quot;team building&quot; they are asking for fun and games. It may be a challenge to get people to re-foucs on a bottom line approach. The recession may cause this to happen as a form of maket correction though. Kye I agree with you. I have definitely seen companies that have strong corporate cultures and provide employees with toys for stress relief, lounges for employees, team building that incorporates activities that are enjoyable, and social events a couple of times a yeart. I think this is a positive thing and that it definitely contributes to corporate, team and individual health. The key is to remember that companies are businesses first and providers of recreation second. Definitely there should be social  events but the balance has pendulum has swung too far in the direction of fun and games. Nottome line oriented team building and recreational activities somehow seem to get painted with the same brush. Every time there is an economic downturn, the budgets are cut as team building gets perceived as a &quot;non-discretionary&quot; &quot;activity&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kare I hear you. It is no fun to work with a group that is frustrated because they have just gone through some activity that they consider to be a fluffy time waster.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for all the retweets. </p>
<p>Steven, alas, I think we are there already. Most ot the time when companies call to request &#8220;team building&#8221; they are asking for fun and games. It may be a challenge to get people to re-foucs on a bottom line approach. The recession may cause this to happen as a form of maket correction though. Kye I agree with you. I have definitely seen companies that have strong corporate cultures and provide employees with toys for stress relief, lounges for employees, team building that incorporates activities that are enjoyable, and social events a couple of times a yeart. I think this is a positive thing and that it definitely contributes to corporate, team and individual health. The key is to remember that companies are businesses first and providers of recreation second. Definitely there should be social  events but the balance has pendulum has swung too far in the direction of fun and games. Nottome line oriented team building and recreational activities somehow seem to get painted with the same brush. Every time there is an economic downturn, the budgets are cut as team building gets perceived as a &#8220;non-discretionary&#8221; &#8220;activity&#8221;.</p>
<p>Kare I hear you. It is no fun to work with a group that is frustrated because they have just gone through some activity that they consider to be a fluffy time waster.</p>
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		<title>By: Anne Thornley-Brown</title>
		<link>http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/team-building/corporate/comment-page-1#comment-1342</link>
		<dc:creator>Anne Thornley-Brown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for all the retweets. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Steven, alas, I think we are there already. Most ot the time when companies call to request &quot;team building&quot; they are asking for fun and games. It may be a challenge to get people to re-foucs on a bottom line approach. The recession may cause this to happen as a form of maket correction though. Kye I agree with you. I have definitely seen companies that have strong corporate cultures and provide employees with toys for stress relief, lounges for employees, team building that incorporates activities that are enjoyable, and social events a couple of times a yeart. I think this is a positive thing and that it definitely contributes to corporate, team and individual health. The key is to remember that companies are businesses first and providers of recreation second. Definitely there should be social  events but the balance has pendulum has swung too far in the direction of fun and games. Nottome line oriented team building and recreational activities somehow seem to get painted with the same brush. Every time there is an economic downturn, the budgets are cut as team building gets perceived as a &quot;non-discretionary&quot; &quot;activity&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kare I hear you. It is no fun to work with a group that is frustrated because they have just gone through some activity that they consider to be a fluffy time waster.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for all the retweets. </p>
<p>Steven, alas, I think we are there already. Most ot the time when companies call to request &#8220;team building&#8221; they are asking for fun and games. It may be a challenge to get people to re-foucs on a bottom line approach. The recession may cause this to happen as a form of maket correction though. Kye I agree with you. I have definitely seen companies that have strong corporate cultures and provide employees with toys for stress relief, lounges for employees, team building that incorporates activities that are enjoyable, and social events a couple of times a yeart. I think this is a positive thing and that it definitely contributes to corporate, team and individual health. The key is to remember that companies are businesses first and providers of recreation second. Definitely there should be social  events but the balance has pendulum has swung too far in the direction of fun and games. Nottome line oriented team building and recreational activities somehow seem to get painted with the same brush. Every time there is an economic downturn, the budgets are cut as team building gets perceived as a &#8220;non-discretionary&#8221; &#8220;activity&#8221;.</p>
<p>Kare I hear you. It is no fun to work with a group that is frustrated because they have just gone through some activity that they consider to be a fluffy time waster.</p>
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		<title>By: StevenJBarker</title>
		<link>http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/team-building/corporate/comment-page-1#comment-1339</link>
		<dc:creator>StevenJBarker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Anne, you are dead on. To be honest though, I think &quot;team building&quot; is only years away from loosing it&#039;s meaning. We face an uphill battle when selling true team building&#039;s effect on the bottom line. We have a lot of work to do. As you said: back to basics.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anne, you are dead on. To be honest though, I think &#8220;team building&#8221; is only years away from loosing it&#39;s meaning. We face an uphill battle when selling true team building&#39;s effect on the bottom line. We have a lot of work to do. As you said: back to basics.</p>
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		<title>By: KareAnderson</title>
		<link>http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/team-building/corporate/comment-page-1#comment-1337</link>
		<dc:creator>KareAnderson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good for you for going public on so-called team building - and doing it so specifically so people can see that a bottom-line approach to all parts of a meeting, including this goal makes the meeting more meaningful for everyone. Having been a post-&quot;team building&quot; speaker where the many attendees were irritated or worse at the exercise they had &quot;been put through&quot; I know first hand how such activities have unintended consequences.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good for you for going public on so-called team building &#8211; and doing it so specifically so people can see that a bottom-line approach to all parts of a meeting, including this goal makes the meeting more meaningful for everyone. Having been a post-&#8221;team building&#8221; speaker where the many attendees were irritated or worse at the exercise they had &#8220;been put through&#8221; I know first hand how such activities have unintended consequences.</p>
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		<title>By: Kye Swenson</title>
		<link>http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/team-building/corporate/comment-page-1#comment-1336</link>
		<dc:creator>Kye Swenson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is a solid outline for team building. One thing I&#039;ve notice that has led businesses to pass off leisure activities as team-bulding activities is because many managers think they are forcing a &quot;stiff&quot; corporate culture in comparison to their competitors. But let&#039;s face it, there are few companies that have its own toys for employees to use to relieve stress (like Google does with the Googleplex).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a solid outline for team building. One thing I&#39;ve notice that has led businesses to pass off leisure activities as team-bulding activities is because many managers think they are forcing a &#8220;stiff&#8221; corporate culture in comparison to their competitors. But let&#39;s face it, there are few companies that have its own toys for employees to use to relieve stress (like Google does with the Googleplex).</p>
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