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	<title>Michael Lee StallardStaying Connected With Your Family &#8211; Michael Lee Stallard</title>
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		<title>Staying Connected With Your Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lee Stallard</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>My blog is primarily about Connection Cultures in the workplace and how they increase employee engagement.  Connection is even more important at home.  I&#8217;ve had several friends who were so swept up in their careers that they ignored and lost connection with their spouses. Their lives drifted apart and their marriages soon ended in divorce. [&#8230;]</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My blog is primarily about Connection Cultures in the workplace and how they increase employee engagement.  Connection is even more important at home.  I&#8217;ve had several friends who were so swept up in their careers that they ignored and lost connection with their spouses. Their lives drifted apart and their marriages soon ended in divorce.  <br />
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Maureen Dowd at <span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The New York Times</span> wrote a gem of an article entitled &#8220;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/opinion/06dowd.html?em&amp;ex=1215921600&amp;en=8a21ec5d47c8ad1b&amp;ei=5087%0A">An Ideal Husband</a>&#8221; that infers the importance of relational connection in marriage.  There&#8217;s a lot of wisdom in this article.  I&#8217;ll be reading it soon to my two teenage daughters.   </p>
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