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		<title>Workforce Planning: A Journey in Optimism</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2012/02/22/workforce-planning-a-journey-in-optimism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve been focusing on Workforce Planning which, in a nutshell,  is a process that ensures you have enough of the right people in the right positions doing the right things at the right times.  What our research shows is that organizations often fall in the trap of being too tactical or short-term focused when it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optimism</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2012/02/17/optimism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. my sixteen-year-old leaves for Phoenix and his first big tournament since his doctor released him to play soccer again this past December.  He was out of the game so long (three surgeries over the course of a year), that I wondered “will he be able to make it back?”  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deb’s Keys to Happiness (you gotta find your own!)</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2012/02/09/debs-keys-to-happiness-you-gotta-find-your-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we each may vary (to some degree) on the specific things that make us happy, we mostly agree that happiness is what we want most out of life.  Happiness can be characterized as positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.   When I asked my friends what made them happy, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Regard</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2012/01/27/self-regard-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just thinking this morning about the closing sentence of the fairy tales of my youth, &#8220;and they lived happily ever after.&#8221; We are paying special attention this month to happiness.  Happiness is one of the 15 competencies that are measured for the Bar-On EQI (emotional intelligence assessment) that I am certified to use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Road to Happiness</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2012/01/24/the-road-to-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dsiverson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to be honest.  I want to find my own little slice of heaven right here on earth where I can enjoy my existence and feel happy more often than not.  I realize there will be situations that occur that will make me sad; I know about deep personal loss, and I suspect that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Year End Considerations</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2011/12/23/year-end-considerations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dsiverson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://xponents.com/?p=707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part 2 of my blog series on Reflection and Goal Setting, I examine the Six Considerations for Xponents as we prepare to leap into the New Year by remembering the best of who we are, what we have learned, and what we are hearing from others.  Next week in Part 3, I will explore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Stock</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2011/12/19/taking-stock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dsiverson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I set a personal goal for myself at the beginning of 2011 that this year I would purchase a Honda CRV.  I’m thrilled to report that I bought a 2011 red CRV last weekend.  This was the culmination of a year of researching and shopping for just the right deal.  For some of you this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do Generational Differences Play into Career Planning?</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2011/12/08/how-do-generational-differences-play-into-career-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I’ve had conversations with my customers about how to make Individual Development Plans more robust.  Some of the opportunities they’ve identified are: Creating an environment where trust is present and conversations about what career path employees want to take are authentic. Effectively diagnosing and collaborating on identifying developmental priorities. Balancing goals between organizational and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Close to Home</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2011/11/15/too-close-to-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dsiverson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, four teenagers wrapped a car around a tree on their way home from a party.  The accident happened in my neighborhood, four blocks from my house.  It was estimated that the car was going at least 60 miles an hour when it flipped and became airborne.  Two of the teens died on impact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authenticity</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2011/09/30/authenticity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dsiverson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://xponents.bensplayground.us/?p=529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to be truly authentic?  Authenticity is one of my key values, and I’ll tell you why.  I grew up in a family that hid from the truth, to the extreme.  I’m not sure if my Mom even recognized fact from fiction by the time she passed away at 59.  We had [...]]]></description>
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