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		<title>Attitudes and Activity Picking Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 14:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lee Stallard</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>The leaders I speak with seem to be more optimistic about the future, even though some express concerns about the state of consumer credit card debt and how it might affect the financial system and economy. At E Pluribus Partners, we&#8217;ve definitely seen a recent surge in business prospects.  Here are some of the new [&#8230;]</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The leaders I speak with seem to be more optimistic about the future, even though some express concerns about the state of consumer credit card debt and how it might affect the financial system and economy. At E Pluribus Partners, we&#8217;ve definitely seen a recent surge in business prospects.  Here are some of the new activities on our agenda.  </p>
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</a><a href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/conf-board-logo.jpg"></a><strong><a href="http://www.conference-board.org/">The Conference Board </a></strong>just asked me to be speak and be on the advisory board for its <strong>Customer Experience Leadership Conference </strong>next March 23-25 in New York City. The conference chairman and emcee is Robert Reiss, host of one of my favorite radio shows, <a href="http://www.reissource.com/RadioShow.html">The CEO Show</a>.</p>
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</a><a href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/forum_logo_web.jpg"></a>The <strong><a href="http://www.performanceforum.org/Home.2.0.html">Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement</a></strong> just hired me to give the keynote speech at its annual conference in Chicago, Illinois on October 14.  The Forum is an affiliate of the <strong>Department of Integrated Marketing Communications, the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/isu_logo.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-905" title="isu_logo" src="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/isu_logo.jpg" alt="" width="104" height="83" /></a> On October 20-22, I have the honor of meeting with several leaders and speaking to various business student groups at my alma mater, <a href="http://www.cob.ilstu.edu/">Illinois State University</a> in Normal, Illinois.  I had a wonderful experience as a undergraduate business student at ISU from 1977 until 1981 and remain in touch with several students and faculty members I met during my years on campus.</p>
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The <strong></strong></a><strong><a href="http://www.humancapitalinstitute.org/hci/hci.home">Human Capital Institute</a></strong><strong> </strong>just invited me to facilitate a session and speak at its Employee Engagement and Onboarding Conference in Boston on October 26-28. HCI is doing great work and I&#8217;m looking forward to working with them.</p>
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<p style="display: inline !important;"><a>On May 27, I&#8217;ll be recording an interview <a></p>
<p style="display: inline !important;">for <strong>IBM&#8217;s developerWorks podcast </strong>with host Scott Laningham.</p>
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