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	<title><![CDATA[How Should I Prepare for My Performance Review?]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/how-should-i-prepare-for-my-performance-review/374/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[November 19, 2009 -- Dear Ron,
I&#8217;ve been at my current job for two years, and this year my company began instituting annual performance reviews. I think my work...]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:21:20 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Help! My Peer Isn&#8217;t Pulling His Weight]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/help-my-peer-isnt-pulling-his-weight/365/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[November  6, 2009 -- Dear Ron, 
One of my colleague&#8217;s skills are really just not up to snuff, and furthermore, he doesn&#8217;t even work that hard, causing our...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:02:03 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Help! My Boss Is Micro-Managing Me!]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/help-my-boss-is-micro-managing-me/359/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October 30, 2009 -- Dear Ron, 
My boss second-guesses everything I do to the point that it seriously interferes with my ability to get anything done. I feel like she...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:32:06 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Help! I&#8217;ve Upset My Boss!]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/help-ive-upset-my-boss/350/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October 23, 2009 -- Dear Ron, I&#8217;ve been pressing my boss for what I feel is a long-overdue raise, but the last time I asked, he blew up at me and he&#8217;s been...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:48:00 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Help! My Main Supporter Has Left My Company]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/help-my-main-supporter-has-left-my-company/343/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October 15, 2009 -- Dear Ron, 
My biggest supporter at my firm has unexpectedly left, and he was one of the main reasons I joined this company in the first place. What...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:10:33 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Help! I Need A Mentor]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/help-i-need-a-mentor/338/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October  8, 2009 -- Dear Ron, 
I know how important it is to one&#8217;s career development to have a mentor, but I&#8217;ve just switched fields and don&#8217;t know...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:28:23 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[My Boss Doesn&#8217;t Value My Opinion]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/my-boss-doesnt-value-my-opinion/331/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October  2, 2009 -- Dear Ron,
Whenever I say something in meetings or even privately, my boss dismisses my opinions and either goes with her own ideas or those of one...]]></description>
	<guid>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/my-boss-doesnt-value-my-opinion/331/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:10:14 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Is Loyalty to the Boss Mandatory?]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/is-loyalty-to-the-boss-mandatory/325/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[September 24, 2009 -- Dear Ron, I just started a new job and my boss has already made it clear he expects a lot of loyalty and allegiance from me. I&#8217;m not sure I...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:27:04 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Help! My Boss Is Trying To Take Credit For My Ideas]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/help-my-boss-is-trying-to-take-credit-for-my-ideas/304/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[September 17, 2009 -- Dear Ron, 
My boss is desperate to show his bosses that he&#8217;s able to come up with good ideas and so he wants to take credit for my work. I...]]></description>
	<guid>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/help-my-boss-is-trying-to-take-credit-for-my-ideas/304/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:45:36 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Honest Should I Be With My Bosses?]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/blog/power-plays/how-honest-should-i-be-with-my-bosses/298/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[September 11, 2009 -- Dear Ron,
I&#8217;ve been asked to evaluate something in an area that&#8217;s related to what I do at my company and frankly, I think it&#8217;s...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Ron Brown</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:46:15 PDT</pubDate>
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