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		<title>By: Evil Plans &#171; Leadership and Management / Turning Adversity to Advantage</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-40737</link>
		<dc:creator>Evil Plans &#171; Leadership and Management / Turning Adversity to Advantage</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] is his ‘Evil Plans’ and he is starting to reveal portions of them. This week he posted ‘Evil Plans and Big Companies’ and half of his 6 points embraced [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[…] is his ‘Evil Plans’ and he is starting to reveal portions of them. This week he posted ‘Evil Plans and Big Companies’ and half of his 6 points embraced […]</p>
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		<title>By: Everybody Should Read Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod &#171; Book Reviews &#171; Innovation Leadership Network</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28564</link>
		<dc:creator>Everybody Should Read Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod &#171; Book Reviews &#171; Innovation Leadership Network</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] one more quote from his blog: Patience is a vir­tue. Things tend to hap­pen more slowly at big com­pa­nies, espe­cially the [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Richard</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28198</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I particularly like this one:

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything ~ Theodore Roosevelt

This even beats all the &#039;fail hard and fail fast&#039; so you can be a success quotes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I particularly like this one:</p>
<p>The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything ~ Theodore Roosevelt</p>
<p>This even beats all the ‘fail hard and fail fast’ so you can be a success quotes.</p>
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		<title>By: Robert Godwin</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28195</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Godwin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Evil is a matter of un-absolute perspective. If your &#039;evil plan&#039; moves revenue from one bucket to another in your company, you only make enemies.  

If your &#039;evil plan&#039; takes revenue from one company and moves it to another, you make both friends and enemies, and doubled your pleasure. do that more than three times and you will always have a job. And never discount the value of a good enemy.

Defining your own job is the only way to justify going to work for someone else. If you don&#039;t define your job, what the hell are you bringing to the game anyway? When all you seek to do is keep a seat warm, then then no one will care what happens to you; only to the residue of your(easily replaceable) efforts.

Rising to your own, defined level of incompetance is vastly superior - and always more rewarding - than rising to someone else&#039;s.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Evil is a matter of un-absolute perspective. If your ‘evil plan’ moves revenue from one bucket to another in your company, you only make enemies.  </p>
<p>If your ‘evil plan’ takes revenue from one company and moves it to another, you make both friends and enemies, and doubled your pleasure. do that more than three times and you will always have a job. And never discount the value of a good enemy.</p>
<p>Defining your own job is the only way to justify going to work for someone else. If you don’t define your job, what the hell are you bringing to the game anyway? When all you seek to do is keep a seat warm, then then no one will care what happens to you; only to the residue of your(easily replaceable) efforts.</p>
<p>Rising to your own, defined level of incompetance is vastly superior — and always more rewarding — than rising to someone else’s.</p>
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		<title>By: steve clayton</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28186</link>
		<dc:creator>steve clayton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it can be done - just make sure you have some advocates to suport you when things get tough (they will)...otherwise you&#039;re jumping out of a plane without a parachute. get the advocated BEFORE, not AFTER you launch. 

oh and the old adage of asking for forgiveness rather than permission is good to keep in the back of your mind :)

go fort, change the world...nobody else is going to!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it can be done — just make sure you have some advocates to suport you when things get tough (they will)…otherwise you’re jumping out of a plane without a parachute. get the advocated BEFORE, not AFTER you launch. </p>
<p>oh and the old adage of asking for forgiveness rather than permission is good to keep in the back of your mind <img src='http://gapingvoid.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>go fort, change the world…nobody else is going to!</p>
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		<title>By: Sheila the Wonderbink</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28183</link>
		<dc:creator>Sheila the Wonderbink</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, that&#039;s easy.  Just lay the groundwork for your EVIL PLAN in the off-hours and then make the most of your severance package when they lay your ass off, since they&#039;re bound to do it sooner or later anyway.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, that’s easy.  Just lay the groundwork for your EVIL PLAN in the off-hours and then make the most of your severance package when they lay your ass off, since they’re bound to do it sooner or later anyway.</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28164</link>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It can be done - as I have seen it done and done it myself. Many of your points are spot on. IMO, it comes down to a few key factors, many of which have been detailed by Marty Cagan http://svpg.com/thriving-in-large-companies/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It can be done — as I have seen it done and done it myself. Many of your points are spot on. IMO, it comes down to a few key factors, many of which have been detailed by Marty Cagan <a href="http://svpg.com/thriving-in-large-companies/" rel="nofollow">http://svpg.com/thriving-in-large-companies/</a></p>
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		<title>By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="606089114">Grant Morgan Czerepak</fb:name></title>
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		<dc:creator><fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="606089114">Grant Morgan Czerepak</fb:name></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Darkness has no power, you can only doubt that Dawn will not come.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Darkness has no power, you can only doubt that Dawn will not come.</p>
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		<title>By: ana ulin .org &#8212; &#34;Prac tice. Fail. Prac tice some more. Fail some more. Keep prac ti cing and fai ling.&#34;</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28148</link>
		<dc:creator>ana ulin .org &#8212; &#34;Prac tice. Fail. Prac tice some more. Fail some more. Keep prac ti cing and fai ling.&#34;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Ivana Sendecka</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28143</link>
		<dc:creator>Ivana Sendecka</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>;-)why do I find so many similarities in these &quot;evil&quot; tips with my journey?;-)
spooky;-)

after having guts and proposing to CEO of international consulting co. my own job description,where i can serve my, the best and reply was negative, so the only option was EXIT;-)

and find a spot where the ideas i have can be spread and add value to lives of many other people;-)and passion is damn contagious;-)

and the spot is home and being voluntarily unemployed for now;-) even tough i have never been more busy;-)
LOL

keep on disturbing world Hugh with more evil plan thoughs;-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <img src='http://gapingvoid.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> why do I find so many similarities in these “evil” tips with my journey?;-)<br />
spooky;-)</p>
<p>after having guts and proposing to CEO of international consulting co. my own job description,where i can serve my, the best and reply was negative, so the only option was EXIT;-)</p>
<p>and find a spot where the ideas i have can be spread and add value to lives of many other people;-)and passion is damn contagious;-)</p>
<p>and the spot is home and being voluntarily unemployed for now;-) even tough i have never been more busy;-)<br />
LOL</p>
<p>keep on disturbing world Hugh with more evil plan thoughs;-)</p>
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		<title>By: JohnO</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28141</link>
		<dc:creator>JohnO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#2 and #4 go together.  Those of us who were bought in on the evil plan, once it got shut down and the team shrunk, were all fired.

But it was interesting.  Their loss.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#2 and #4 go together.  Those of us who were bought in on the evil plan, once it got shut down and the team shrunk, were all fired.</p>
<p>But it was interesting.  Their loss.</p>
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		<title>By: Dave Doolin</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28139</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave Doolin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m helping  friend get his plan together.  He works for the state.  He does have to be careful.  But that makes it all the more worthwhile.

My plan is underway. Or, I hope it is.  There&#039;s certainly enough smoke pouring out my ears.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’m helping  friend get his plan together.  He works for the state.  He does have to be careful.  But that makes it all the more worthwhile.</p>
<p>My plan is underway. Or, I hope it is.  There’s certainly enough smoke pouring out my ears.</p>
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		<title>By: Ian Wallace</title>
		<link>http://gapingvoid.com/2010/01/04/10605/#comment-28135</link>
		<dc:creator>Ian Wallace</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I always liked Samuel Beckett&#039;s advice to anyone who dares to follow their own evil plan.

&#039;Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.
Try again. Fail again. Fail better.&#039;

Your plan may not have the outcome that you forecast or expect but it will always give you the result that you reaaly need.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I always liked Samuel Beckett’s advice to anyone who dares to follow their own evil plan.</p>
<p>‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.<br />
Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’</p>
<p>Your plan may not have the outcome that you forecast or expect but it will always give you the result that you reaaly need.</p>
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