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	<title>Playing Well at Work and Beyond &#187; Deidre Combs</title>
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	<description>Cross-cultural strategies for transforming conflict and other life challenges</description>
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		<title>TedxBozeman Video is Available</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2012/04/24/tedxbozeman-video-is-available-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Per your many requests, please find my March 23rd Tedx Talk below! It is also available on YouTube under the Tedx Channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEAzWD3038Y . Thank you for your kind and enduring support, Deidre]]></description>
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		<title>Leader as Gardener</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2012/04/17/leader-as-gardener/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I was reading William Rosenweig&#8217;s Oslo Business for Peace acceptance speech and was captivated by his analogy of a leader being a gardener.  Rosenzweig said, &#8220;A gardener sees the world as a system of interdependent parts &#8211; where &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2012/04/17/leader-as-gardener/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cruel to be Kind?</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2012/02/04/cruel-to-be-kind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked to speak on the subject of kindness this week.  To do so, I realized I had to first wrestle with the meaning of kindness. How can it be applied not just to those easy moments when a &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2012/02/04/cruel-to-be-kind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Opposite of Beauty is Indifference</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/11/06/the-opposite-of-beauty-is-indifference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a continuing theme of this blog, I want to share the work of two artists who bring both beauty from and insight about our oceans&#8217; treasures. Richard and Judy Lang have collected plastic debris since 1999 from 1000 yards &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/11/06/the-opposite-of-beauty-is-indifference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You gotta be flexible</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/10/28/you-gotta-be-flexible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother-in-law Jinny Combs taught me many things. As one of my most formative bosses, I probably model my leadership style off of hers more than I recognize. I know that I rely on two pieces of constant Jinny advice, &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/10/28/you-gotta-be-flexible/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wind Powered Legacies</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/07/11/wind-powered-legacies-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an avid fan of &#8220;off the wall&#8221; art. I&#8217;d like to share an example with you from the Dutch artist Theo Jansen. I hope you enjoy the video below and that it inspires you to consider what are the &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/07/11/wind-powered-legacies-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open to magic</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/05/03/open-to-magic/</link>
		<comments>http://playingwell.org/2011/05/03/open-to-magic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting in the JFK airport with a 5 hour layover, waiting for a flight to Madrid. You wouldn&#8217;t find me complaining if you sat down next to me. I have been waiting expectantly for this opportunity for almost a &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/05/03/open-to-magic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Check out lifebyme.com</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/04/10/check-out-lifebyme-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I was asked to write an essay for www.lifebyme.com and today it is being featured on their home page! I hope you check out &#8220;Paradox&#8221; and find it of interest. As always, thank you for your &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/04/10/check-out-lifebyme-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Willing to Be Seen?</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/04/04/are-you-willing-to-be-seen/</link>
		<comments>http://playingwell.org/2011/04/04/are-you-willing-to-be-seen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of each semester I accept invitations to visit student clubs and selected writing classes to share about our leadership offerings at MSU. During my leadership course pitch I like to ask, “What do you think of when &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/04/04/are-you-willing-to-be-seen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do or D.I.E.</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/02/26/do-or-d-i-e/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to share leadership skills with nineteen international English teachers who are visiting on a State Department fellowship. Part of the program includes internships in our area schools. In my workshop we &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/02/26/do-or-d-i-e/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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