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		<title>The Best Virtual Meeting…EVER!—5 Fun Games to Engage Your Virtual Team!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever have those days when go you off on philosophical tangents?  You know, those cold, gloomy mornings when you stare out the window, coffee mug in hand, wondering, “Does a fish know what water is?”, “Is the colour red really universal?”, “Is Robert from marketing a real person?” We’ve all been there. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1197&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Elephant in the Chatroom: Does e-harassment go overlooked in the virtual workplace?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/?p=1185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You are a virtual worker…but things are different now. When your inbox chimes, you approach it with caution. The highlighted subject line shoots a chill down your back. Before you open the e-mail, you already know what it will say. Someone has been sending you hateful words for two weeks. Your mind fearfully churns the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1185&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If It Wasn’t For You Meddling Kids! : Coping with Gen Y</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/?p=1171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pop Quiz! a)      Did LOL ever mean “lots of love” to you? b)      Do you remember a time before (or during) the Walkman? c)       Was there ever a point in your life when perming was all the rage? d)      In your heart, will Pluto always be a planet? You probably realized by now this isn’t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1171&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis the Season for Effective Goal Planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>virtualteambuilders</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/?p=1163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know that feeling you get when you look at the swirling mass of tasks in your planner that still need completion? This usually leads to a worse feeling: you realize there’s no way you’re going to complete everything on time. Finally, as you stare at your planner in despair, the feeling of irony sets [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1163&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Job Jitters</title>
		<link>http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/virtual-job-jitters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My palms are sweaty. Why are my palms sweaty? When I get nervous, I usually fidget with whatever I’ve got on hand; my pen, the hem of my sweater, my cell phone. But my palms never get sweaty. Yet as I sit here at my brand new writing desk, my palms are actually sweaty. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1156&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who are You?</title>
		<link>http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/who-are-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/?p=1148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Virtual work is beneficial to both the employee and the company; however, a common challenge among virtual teams is a lack of team familiarity. As a virtual team member, I know firsthand that it is easy to think of people as just an email or a voice on the end of the phone. However, when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1148&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Integration of Communication Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/?p=1144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you making the most efficient use of the social media websites and communication tools?  With the huge boom in social media, companies are constantly coming out with products and ideas that keep the industry growing.  In the last few years we have seen a push to integrate all these tools, new or old.  The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1144&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Changes</title>
		<link>http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/virtual-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/?p=1136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Working online is one of the biggest trends of 2011; businesses are extending their networks into employee’s homes, and offering about 400 000 online jobs every year. The online workplace is growing, and it’s making work more balanced, more engaging, and more accessible. So what else is changing? Resumes Elance CEO Fabrio Rosati believes that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1136&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Social is Social Media?</title>
		<link>http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/how-social-is-social-media-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are a few of the most prominent social media sites. These sites originally started as a way to keep in touch with friends. Now they have expanded into the workplace, and become a tool for businesses to communicate with each other and with their clients. But just how many people are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1130&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Productivity in Pajamas</title>
		<link>http://virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/productivity-in-pajamas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, The Toronto Star reported on a survey by Career Builder on telecommuting. The survey reveals some interesting statistics, including that 30% of telecommuters admit to working in pajamas. The Star claimed that “The man in the grey flannel pajamas might be the new icon of office life.&#8221; The Star’s dry wit aside, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=virtualteambuilders.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6787132&amp;post=1109&amp;subd=virtualteambuilders&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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