Embrace, Empower, Excel: An Intentional Look at the Importance of Action Oriented Diversity and Inclusion with Josette Riep

Implementing Diversity & Inclusion within any organization is a challenge. How do you turn Diversity & Inclusion from a politically correct statement into something that is both tangible and relevant? Many forward thinking organizations…
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Change Agent: Thich Nhat Hanh

“If we work for peace out of anger, then we will never succeed. Peace is not an end. It can never come about through non-peaceful means.” –Thich Nhat Hanh, Love in Action: Writings on Nonviolent Social Change Thich Nhat Hanh…
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Make it a Mandela Day: Join a Global Movement for Good!

“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it” ~Nelson Mandela, 1983 Nelson Mandela has certainly made an impact on the world from individuals to communities to the global understanding of what it means to…
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Resilience

  We’ve all heard the old adage, “Bad things happen to good people.”  Each of us possesses an amazing capacity to turn these inevitable life experiences into hope or hopelessness.  We get to choose. What is the difference…
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Strategic Visioning: Exploring the Possibilities

Does passion drive your sustainability? How do you make sure that your thriving organization will sustain itself in the future? How do we ensure “Greatness” in times of chaos and turmoil? Religious communities are facing declining…

Need a Meeting Restart Button? When Squirrels Invade your Meeting

You are in a meeting and all of the sudden you have lost control. SQUIRRELS!!! Everyone is talking over each other, no one is listening to what the other has to say, and the group is getting off topic. Your stomach drops out and you start to…
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Maya Angelou: Encouraging Love in the Face of Hatred

It is with great respect and admiration, I take this moment to honor one of this century’s greatest peacemakers – Maya Angelou. Artist, Author, Poet, Activist, Speaker, Lover – she was a woman whose very life was her message. Maya Angelou…
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National LGBTQ Awareness Month

By Guest Author, Emily Baute (University of Cincinnati, IT Public Information Officer) June is “National LGBTQ ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Awareness Month.” A year ago, I don’t think that would have registered on…
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Journey to Our Safe and Sacred Space

In April, Stress Awareness Month, we shared with you a simple practice to identify and relax those areas where you carry stress and tension in your body. Did you have the opportunity to try it out? Were you able to find 5 or 50 minutes…
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What are you the best in the world at? Ode to the Hedgehog!

Hedgehogs are animals who lead simple lives. They look at a complex world and are able to focus on the single most important task – survival. The Hedgehog Concept, named after this modest animal, was developed by Jim Collins, in his book,…
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Joyfully Awaiting Spring

As we all anxiously await the spring, that March promised us, it is easy to become saddened when we wake to yet another chilly, gray day. Even worse, is when a co-worker or passerby tells you more snow is on the way. It’s the end of March!…
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Step into Our Office…

“Welcome! Please remove your shoes…Would you like some slippers?” This is likely, what you will hear as you enter through our door at M E Clarke Consulting, LLC. More on the “no shoes” part later! We would like to virtually invite…