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		<title>Why is it so Hard to Take a Vacation?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the January 2009 meeting of my monthly Executive Director’s Roundtable for Women, we talked about the work-related benefits of taking a vacation.  Most of the participants had just come back from having taken time off work over the holidays.  They came back feeling fresh, focused, and re-energized.   They saw a noticeable difference in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Balance: The Great Challenge</title>
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		<title>New York City Executive Director&#8217;s Roundtable</title>
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(2) best practices to improve effectiveness, and
(3) networking opportunities.
The Group, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change, Transition, and Transformation for Executive Directors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few months, I have been facilitating a monthly Learning and Support Group for executive directors of New York City nonprofit organizations with the support of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York.
I developed this series after having conducted a few roundtable discussion meetings with these organizational leaders.  What became apparent during [...]]]></description>
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