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	<title>The Soft Pitch &#187; Michelle Gorel</title>
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		<title>Sometimes You Have to Talk About Someone Else (Because They Won’t)</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/11/16/sometime-you-have-to-talk-about-someone-else-because-they-won%e2%80%99t/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequently write in this blog about things Avnet is doing in the community – like the food drive that’s  or the pillow drive of a month or so back.  Part of why we have so much going on in the community is our people.  Especially our leaders.  One leader in particular.  Who was recognized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation Comes in Small Packages</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/28/innovation-comes-in-small-packages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee engagement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recognition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It used to be that that quote “Good things come in small packages” made me think of the ruby bracelet my husband bought me for our 10th wedding anniversary. Nowadays I veer off to thoughts of an iPod Shuffle the size of lapel pin or my newest toy, a Flip Mino HD.  I decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kermit Was Wrong – It’s Easy Being Green</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/23/kermit-was-wrong-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-easy-being-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to write about Avnet’s award for the “greening” of its data center, then I saw that one of our IT directors has written about it internally and he has provided a much better write up than I could – so this comes from Bruce Gorshe, IT Director &#8211; Data Center Operations.  The list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Important Words in the English Language</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/05/the-most-important-words-in-the-english-language/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/05/the-most-important-words-in-the-english-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thank you]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, I was reading a self-help book, I really can’t remember which one &#8211;either from the guru of positive thinking Tony Robbins or from king of the one-line success quips Zig Ziglar or maybe even someone else.  It doesn’t really matter as the lesson was simply around “the most important words in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People Get It Done</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/09/25/people-get-it-done/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/09/25/people-get-it-done/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Seems I’m frequently writing in this blog about Avnet employees getting involved in the community.  Probably because it happens around here so much, it’s not really “hard news,” and dang it, it’s important!  At the end of the day, people matter more than things or money.  In my family, we try to always keep that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from the MDA Cell Block</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/20/notes-from-the-mda-cell-block/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/20/notes-from-the-mda-cell-block/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blogging from the cell block today … locked up for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
 I’m doing my best to raise money for MDA   and looking for a little help from my friends. 
Believe me, there have been moments when I wondered why I agreed to this.  But now that I’m here talking to these kids, there’s no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift for You: Customers Matter</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/07/22/a-gift-for-you-customers-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/07/22/a-gift-for-you-customers-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently started subscribing to a blog about how to write a better blog (for those interested it’s Copyblogger and I find it interesting and instructive). The last post I read admonished bloggers to focus more on providing quality content and not be so self-promotional. A blog post should be like a gift, providing you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to attend a trade show without spending a lot of money</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/07/09/how-to-attend-a-trade-show-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/07/09/how-to-attend-a-trade-show-without-spending-a-lot-of-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems two things are front and center on many people’s minds these days: 1) Reducing costs as we wade through this recession; and 2) How to take advantage of online technology that is bursting with opportunity.  Avnet Technology Solutions Americas has launched a virtual trade show to highlight its embedded solutions.  Though this may not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop, Take Time to Listen and Learn</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/26/stop-take-time-to-listen-and-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/26/stop-take-time-to-listen-and-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s the last day of our fiscal year, and I know all our teams are working hard to make it happen for their customers, suppliers and our shareholders.  The energy is high and quite frankly I’ve spent the last two weeks just trying to stay out of their way. So I haven’t asked for details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Goals Are Greater than One</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/05/two-goals-are-greater-than-one/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/05/two-goals-are-greater-than-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[community service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grand Canyon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YMCA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Multi-tasking is a myth – or so-said a brain researcher interviewed on radio a few weeks ago.  Her point was you may think you’re being ultra-efficient and doing two things at once, but what’s really happening as far as your brain is concerned is more like a fast game of ping-pong, your attention is bouncing [...]]]></description>
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