<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066</id><updated>2011-04-21T18:23:31.212-07:00</updated><category term='meetings'/><category term='teams'/><title type='text'>More Value, Less Work</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>A.J. Pape</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03420758594316035351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mooTPkmTDQ/SVjsDBHO89I/AAAAAAAAAAM/g2saSyohgjw/S220/medium+change+face.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066.post-1810212527649656438</id><published>2009-03-26T14:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-26T14:46:06.988-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Moved to Wordpress</title><content type='html'>I've moved this blog to &lt;a href="http://ajpape.wordpress.com/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  C'mon over.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7938894125754067066-1810212527649656438?l=actioncycle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/1810212527649656438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/03/moved-to-wordpress.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/1810212527649656438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/1810212527649656438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/03/moved-to-wordpress.html' title='Moved to Wordpress'/><author><name>A.J. Pape</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03420758594316035351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mooTPkmTDQ/SVjsDBHO89I/AAAAAAAAAAM/g2saSyohgjw/S220/medium+change+face.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066.post-345899261913140748</id><published>2009-03-24T01:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T14:56:38.316-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Twitter started as a hunch. Are you trusting yours?</title><content type='html'>This post has been updated and moved to &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/gohunch"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7938894125754067066-345899261913140748?l=actioncycle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/345899261913140748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/03/go-with-your-hunches.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/345899261913140748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/345899261913140748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/03/go-with-your-hunches.html' title='Twitter started as a hunch. Are you trusting yours?'/><author><name>A.J. Pape</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03420758594316035351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mooTPkmTDQ/SVjsDBHO89I/AAAAAAAAAAM/g2saSyohgjw/S220/medium+change+face.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066.post-5227780557223949166</id><published>2009-03-06T07:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T15:04:21.302-07:00</updated><title type='text'>On London, Rome, and saying "hot" in business emails</title><content type='html'>This post now lives &lt;a href="http://ajpape.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/on-london-rome-and-saying-hot-in-business-emails/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7938894125754067066-5227780557223949166?l=actioncycle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/5227780557223949166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/03/on-london-rome-and-saying-hot-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/5227780557223949166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/5227780557223949166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/03/on-london-rome-and-saying-hot-in.html' title='On London, Rome, and saying &quot;hot&quot; in business emails'/><author><name>A.J. Pape</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03420758594316035351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mooTPkmTDQ/SVjsDBHO89I/AAAAAAAAAAM/g2saSyohgjw/S220/medium+change+face.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066.post-6422870345703470440</id><published>2009-01-14T11:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T15:05:22.298-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Guy Kawasaki is wrong about teams</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This post now lives &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/noguy"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7938894125754067066-6422870345703470440?l=actioncycle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/6422870345703470440/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-guy-kawasaki-is-wrong-about-teams.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/6422870345703470440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/6422870345703470440'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-guy-kawasaki-is-wrong-about-teams.html' title='Why Guy Kawasaki is wrong about teams'/><author><name>A.J. Pape</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03420758594316035351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mooTPkmTDQ/SVjsDBHO89I/AAAAAAAAAAM/g2saSyohgjw/S220/medium+change+face.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066.post-6983375570238076403</id><published>2009-01-13T15:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T15:06:35.751-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='teams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='meetings'/><title type='text'>Beware positive thinking</title><content type='html'>This post has been moved to &lt;a href="http://ajpape.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/beware-positive-thinking/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7938894125754067066-6983375570238076403?l=actioncycle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/6983375570238076403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/01/beware-positive-thinking.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/6983375570238076403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/6983375570238076403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/01/beware-positive-thinking.html' title='Beware positive thinking'/><author><name>A.J. Pape</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03420758594316035351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mooTPkmTDQ/SVjsDBHO89I/AAAAAAAAAAM/g2saSyohgjw/S220/medium+change+face.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066.post-8866013659048320836</id><published>2009-01-12T11:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T15:10:38.520-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Offer to lead, even when you're not sure</title><content type='html'>This post has been moved to &lt;a href="http://ajpape.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/offer-to-lead-even-when-youre-not-sure/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7938894125754067066-8866013659048320836?l=actioncycle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/8866013659048320836/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/01/offer-to-lead-even-when-youre-not-sure.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/8866013659048320836'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/8866013659048320836'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/01/offer-to-lead-even-when-youre-not-sure.html' title='Offer to lead, even when you&apos;re not sure'/><author><name>A.J. Pape</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03420758594316035351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mooTPkmTDQ/SVjsDBHO89I/AAAAAAAAAAM/g2saSyohgjw/S220/medium+change+face.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066.post-3260656942640408827</id><published>2009-01-04T17:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T15:12:40.913-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I love you too much to run my team-building workshop for you</title><content type='html'>This post has been moved to my new blog &lt;a href="http://ajpape.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/i-love-you-too-much-to-run-my-team-building-workshop-for-you/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7938894125754067066-3260656942640408827?l=actioncycle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/3260656942640408827/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-love-you-too-much-to-run-my-team.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/3260656942640408827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/3260656942640408827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-love-you-too-much-to-run-my-team.html' title='I love you too much to run my team-building workshop for you'/><author><name>A.J. Pape</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03420758594316035351</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mooTPkmTDQ/SVjsDBHO89I/AAAAAAAAAAM/g2saSyohgjw/S220/medium+change+face.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938894125754067066.post-4565953334845735086</id><published>2008-12-29T07:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-29T08:07:11.008-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Old but good article</title><content type='html'>Here's an &lt;a href="http://www.bionomics-institute.org/text/resource/articles/ar_011.html"&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; on the AC from what was then the Bionomics Institute. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Check it out for a nice basic take on the Action Cycle and its value to organizations.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;(As an aside I met the author of &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bionomics-Economy-Ecosystem-Michael-Rothschild/dp/0805019790/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1230566302&amp;amp;sr=8-2"&gt;Bionomics&lt;/a&gt;  and founder of the apparently now-hibernating Bionomics Institute, Michael Rothschild, in London in the mid-90's.  Smart, warm, engaging guy with a revolutionary and valuable take on organizations and economics. Very worth spending time with if you get the chance, although I'm not sure what he's up to these days. The book is also outstanding. Thanks to Mike Cooke for introducing me to Michael.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7938894125754067066-4565953334845735086?l=actioncycle.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/feeds/4565953334845735086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2008/12/old-but-good-article.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/4565953334845735086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7938894125754067066/posts/default/4565953334845735086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://actioncycle.blogspot.com/2008/12/old-but-good-article.html' title='Old but good article'/><author><name>A.J. 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