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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>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>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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		<title>The power of passion</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/12/18/the-power-of-passion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to share a recent Bozeman Chronicle article on the MSU leadership students with whom I have worked over the past semester. 11 students presented how they hope to make a difference in their homes and communities. And the &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/12/18/the-power-of-passion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Humus Perfume</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/10/10/humus-and-attraction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 21, I was given a gift. Calling to make plane reservation for my then-fiancé and me, I gave the ticket agent our names. She began laughing and replied, “That’s so funny. Do you two travel together often?” Punch line &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/10/10/humus-and-attraction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s your job?</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/09/17/whats-your-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fall term has begun at Montana State University and I am once again teaching two sections of a leadership course I was lucky enough to design. So, Mondays and Wednesdays 30 students and I explore what is leadership and why &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/09/17/whats-your-job/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Full Engagement Leadership</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/08/25/full-engagement-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://playingwell.org/?p=1133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock.~Thomas Jefferson Leadership can feel like a juggling act. Competing priorities, competing team members, and competing needs call for our attention. Also, there is opposition &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/08/25/full-engagement-leadership/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Global Techno Beat</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/08/04/the-global-techno-beat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://playingwell.org/?p=1119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During July,  I happily worked with Mongolian and Bhutanese monks, Middle Eastern business leaders, North African and Middle Eastern university student leaders and last but absolutely not least, 5 Iraqi high school students along with American peers. It was an incredible &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/08/04/the-global-techno-beat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Night Trekking in Dayton</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/07/11/night-trekking-in-dayton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I experienced an urban “food desert” first hand last week.  As I wrote in my earlier post, this term describes locations where it is difficult to find healthy sustenance. In rural America, “food deserts” arise where it is not financially &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/07/11/night-trekking-in-dayton/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sell local, buy local</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/06/12/sell-local-buy-local/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I became a Combs twenty-five years ago, my mother-in-law was my boss. She hired me to cook at the family guest ranch in Ennis, Montana during two college summers. &#8220;Jinny&#8221; was first &#8220;Mrs. Combs&#8221; to me. Six days a &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/06/12/sell-local-buy-local/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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