<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Growing companies, growing people</title>
	<atom:link href="http://joayoubi.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://joayoubi.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>Just another WordPress.com weblog</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:30:49 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<cloud domain='joayoubi.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/70652a226a9050971498ab1df0a89594?s=96&#038;d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Growing companies, growing people</title>
		<link>http://joayoubi.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
			<item>
		<title>Growing companies need to grow their people</title>
		<link>http://joayoubi.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/growing-companies-need-to-grow-their-people/</link>
		<comments>http://joayoubi.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/growing-companies-need-to-grow-their-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo2738</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR and people processes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talent management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training and developing people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR processes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training and development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joayoubi.wordpress.com/?p=3</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all heard it before&#8230;&#8221;People are our greatest asset&#8221;&#8230;
But what does it mean, in reality, for ambitious companies who want to grow fast and successfully?
Here are the kinds of things we hear from business owners in fast-growing companies&#8230;

How can we reduce our time and costs in recruiting? 
I want to build the business but spend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joayoubi.wordpress.com&blog=3960129&post=3&subd=joayoubi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p style="line-height:14.25pt;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:small;">We&#8217;ve all heard it before<em><span>&#8230;&#8221;People are our greatest asset&#8221;&#8230;</span></em></span></span></span></p>
<p>But what does it mean, in reality, for ambitious companies who want to grow fast and successfully?</p>
<p>Here are the kinds of things we hear from business owners in fast-growing companies&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><em>How can we reduce our time and costs in recruiting? </em></li>
<li><em>I want to build the business but spend all my time managing people; how can I do it right?</em></li>
<li><em>How can I recruit people who are going to perform well?</em></li>
<li><em>How can we hang on to the good people weve got?</em></li>
<li><em>How can I get my good people to perform brilliantly?</em></li>
</ul>
<p>If any of these sounds like you and your company, don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;re not alone!</p>
<p>We hear it all the time: the right people, doing the right things, can make your business fly.  The wrong people  can drag your business down and could mean the difference between success and failure. </p>
<p>In this blog I&#8217;m going to talk about my experiences as a business woman and owner of a growing business, and I&#8217;d love to hear from you too.  I&#8217;d like this blog to become a place where growing businesses can come for advice, shared experiences and examples of how you can grow your business using the most important asset of all &#8211; people.</p>
<p>Jo Ayoubi<br />
<a href="http://www.tracksurveys.co.uk/">http://www.tracksurveys.co.uk/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em></em></p>
<p> </p>
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/joayoubi.wordpress.com/3/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joayoubi.wordpress.com&blog=3960129&post=3&subd=joayoubi&ref=&feed=1" /></div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://joayoubi.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/growing-companies-need-to-grow-their-people/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/170402a634077f89a9ce165c98af2e2c?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Jo2738</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>