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	<title>Into a New Groove &#187; Engagement</title>
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		<title>Nurture the First Follower</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a leader&#8217;s role?  To inspire, ignite, engage&#8230;and to start a movement!!  The &#8216;movement&#8217; is whatever the organization wants to mobilize it&#8217;s human resources around&#8230;be it related to culture, team building, change, quality, or customer service.  I watched this video on Ted recently and found it very thought-provoking.  And, fun!! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Play to your Strengths!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 18:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my early years&#8217; report cards there was a theme; &#8216;okay student&#8230; talks too much&#8217;. It was true! I was a social animal&#8230;well, at the very least, I seemed to be unable to control my need to interact with people around me. It wasn&#8217;t until years later, that I realized I was an Extrovert. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Magical Day, Folks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s what the lovely young gentleman said to my family and I as we exited the boat that brought us from EPCOT back to our hotel at the Dolphin Resort.  It brought an instant smile to my face!  It reminded me of the many moments of magic that we had experienced that day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shot in the Dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s nothing like a great glass of red wine.  Recently I tried a new Austalian Shiraz (my favourite) called &#8220;A Shot in the Dark&#8221;.  Here is what was written on the bottle:
Life has its ups and downs.  It can be both brutal and beautiful.  You can hole yourself away to avoid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling &#8216;Blue&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/feeling-blue-51</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appreciative Inquiry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often, at this time of year, I &#8211; and others I know &#8211; feel a little &#8216;blue&#8217;.  It&#8217;s cold outside (at least it is here in many parts of Canada), the holiday madness is over, and another year of goal setting and action planning is upon us.  This &#8216;blue&#8217; feeling is what has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spirit Week&#8230;Every Week!</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/spirit-weekevery-week-38</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an article this week&#8230;from one of my internet Google Alerts.  It was one of those articles that struck me &#8211; instantly.  It was by Kim Smith and it was titled Sometimes we could all use a little spirit week.  Kim shared her findings from asking her daughter about her favourite part of spirit week.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appreciative Inquiry &#8220;at Work&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/appreciative-inquiry-at-work-36</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have not already heard of Appreciative Inquiry, check out AI Commons and learn a bit about AI and it&#8217;s founder David Cooperrider.  I first became acquainted with AI from a colleague; that inspired me to attend the AI Conference in Orlando Florida in 2008.  Since then, I use the principles of AI regularly in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Positive Psychology of &#8220;Meaning&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/the-positive-psychology-of-meaning-32</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I dragged my butt over to the school to set up for Staff Appreciation Week.  &#8216;How come it&#8217;s always the same people who volunteer for these things?&#8217; I muttered to myself, a bit resentfully.  My children&#8217;s school has over 600 students, and yet it appears that it is the same small group of parents volunteering for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness, Productivity and The Law of Attraction</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/happiness-productivity-and-the-law-of-attraction-31</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that most of us understand that, generally, happier employees are more productive; they achieve better results for themselves and for the organization.  There is a lot of research to support the importance of positive emotions at work.  Much of my work is with leaders in organizations, who certainly understand this connection; and who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mentoring Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.derilatimer.com/wordpress/mentoring-magic-30</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deri Latimer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have delivered workshops and keynote presentations on the topic of Mentoring for the last 5 years.  My clients, like any organization today, are realizing that there are tremendous benefits to be derived from having a formalized Mentoring program in place.  Some of the benefits are:

addressing gaps in knowledge management/corporate memory, as older workers plan to retire [...]]]></description>
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