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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>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>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>As in soccer, as in life</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/06/27/as-in-soccer-as-in-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was tracking the World Cup statistics from FIFA.com, I found myself recalling a local soccer match I had watched with my mother a few weeks ago. Based in California, my OD consultant mum was in town for the &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/06/27/as-in-soccer-as-in-life/">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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		<title>Weeding One&#8217;s Garden</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/03/28/weeding-ones-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste.  ~William Shakespeare The calendar tells me it is spring, but at our home in the foothills of Bozeman, Montana that still equals snow drifts. I shouldn’t complain since my “in town” friends &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/03/28/weeding-ones-garden/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defining Leadership</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/03/03/defining-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://playingwell.org/?p=1033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. &#8211; John Quincy Adams I have been spending four days a week talking about leadership with university students since January. This &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/03/03/defining-leadership/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Should I Do? A Multicultural Answer</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/02/10/what-should-i-do-a-multicultural-answer/</link>
		<comments>http://playingwell.org/2010/02/10/what-should-i-do-a-multicultural-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am currently teaching a new course at Montana State University called Leadership Foundations. Thirty students ranging from 18 to over 40 are exploring together what it means to be a leader while learning some core skills.  As part of &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/02/10/what-should-i-do-a-multicultural-answer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Jobs &#8212; Three Tenets of Playing Well</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/01/17/steve-jobs-three-tenets-of-playing-well/</link>
		<comments>http://playingwell.org/2010/01/17/steve-jobs-three-tenets-of-playing-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge. &#8212; Bertrand Russell When I recently found a YouTube version of Steve Jobs&#8217; 2005 Stanford commencement speech, I was not surprised to see the 1.5 million &#8220;hits&#8221; to date. &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/01/17/steve-jobs-three-tenets-of-playing-well/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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