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		<title>Self-Awareness</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2012/05/17/self-awareness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am aware as I write these words that I am feeling a little apprehensive about sharing something personal and profound about being self-aware.  I have recently become a fan of the book, The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron.  In the book she describes a practice known as Tonglen, which activates loving-kindness and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success Planning</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2012/04/10/success-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As he stepped forward to the center of the make-shift stage, the audience refocused their attention away from the last participant and on to him. I found myself catching my breath wondering what he would say.  We were mid-way through the final ceremony, the culmination of a three-month leadership program. The participants developed this portion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Engagement:  Who’s  Leading?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone is talking about Employee Engagement these days, as they should.   Based on numerous surveys, employee engagement is at an all-time low.  We know the impact of low employee engagement is lost productivity, higher attrition, increased expenses, and according to Gallup, costs American businesses $300 billion a year.  But whose responsibility is it, the employee’s, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workforce Planning:  An Organizational Interpretation of Age-Old Questions</title>
		<link>http://xponents.com/2012/02/28/workforce-planning-an-organizational-interpretation-of-age-old-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://xponents.com/?p=819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who am I?  What am I here on this earth to do?  What tools will I need to accomplish my mission?  These are the classic philosophical questions that humanity has been asking for more than two-thousand years, and they live at the core of leadership.  The conversation about leadership began long-ago when societies first formed [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>dsiverson</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>dsiverson</dc:creator>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://xponents.com/?p=756</guid>
		<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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