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	<title>Grimbleby Coleman CPAs Blog &#187; Martin Fox</title>
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		<title>Get Results From Your Next Planning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2011/10/get-results-from-your-next-planning-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new fad, conference, or article can suddenly prompt an executive or owner to rally the troops for a hype-filled strategic or tactical planning session.  However, within a few months, weeks, or even days, the fire has died and there’s no sign of any change as a result of the efforts.  Before you schedule your next planning session, think about how you’re going to implement the strategies that come out of it.]]></description>
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		<title>Bohemian Rhapsody From Your CPA?</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2011/01/bohemian-rhapsody-from-your-cpa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bohemain rhapsody]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ukulele]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I didn't start out today looking for a ukulele-version of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. You see, I had put the ukulele in a box labelled "For Luau Only". What Bohemian Rhapsody is to the ukulele, our Business Profitability Service is to a CPA firm.]]></description>
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		<title>Start With Why</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/10/start-with-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purpose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.  Most companies start with “What” and then move to “How”. Rather, they should start with “Why”, explain “How”, and then describe “What”.  We invite you to share your purpose with us.]]></description>
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		<title>8-Iron Business Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/09/8-iron-business-planning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/09/8-iron-business-planning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It pays to play golf. A lesson at the driving range leads to an epiphany moment for business owners.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Business Tips From a Lemonade Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/07/10-business-tips-from-a-lemonade-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/07/10-business-tips-from-a-lemonade-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of this two-part series... Here are 10 business tips from the Lakeside Lemonade stand in Pinecrest.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration From a Lemonade Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/07/inspiration-from-a-lemonade-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/07/inspiration-from-a-lemonade-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a hot July day in the Sierras, we found an oasis… and a trio of budding entrepreneurs turning lemons into lemonade.]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Business Quarterbacks</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/06/professional-business-quarterbacks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/06/professional-business-quarterbacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With but the thinnest layer of protection, opposition set on maiming you swarms in at a pace that gives you only the briefest moment to make a decision.  Your window of opportunity closes quickly as you must hit a target no more than one square foot while on the run.

No, you’re not Jack Bauer…
]]></description>
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		<title>Your Business Box Score</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/04/your-business-box-score/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/04/your-business-box-score/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measurements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The obsession with statistics in baseball has led to an entire field known as sabermetrics, “the search for objective knowledge about baseball.”  Every business has certain measurements or statistics that can be used to measure the performance of the company or individuals within the company, or to predict the future profitability of the company.  The key is to find the right metrics and build your business box score.]]></description>
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		<title>This Could Be the Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/04/this-could-be-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/04/this-could-be-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spring]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“It's designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything is new again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains comes, it stops, and leaves you to face the fall alone.”]]></description>
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		<title>Fiscal Fitness</title>
		<link>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/02/fiscal-fitness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/02/fiscal-fitness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Fox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They give up pleasure, endure pain, practice at ungodly times of the day, all so they can be a little bit better than they were yesterday.  There is no financial payoff, no medal, no crowd of followers.  What is it, then, that keeps the non-elite Olympic athletes going, dedicating their lives to pursuing excellence in <a href="http://www.grimbleby-coleman.com/blog/2010/02/fiscal-fitness/" style="text-decoration:none;">[Read more...]</a>]]></description>
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