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Your Leadership Matters

Your leadership still matters. Your presence, your care, and the way you tend to your organization and team matter. In fact, they matter more than ever. Yes, action is needed, but it may not be the action you think. Often, what is most needed…

Redefining Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome shows up quietly – even in people who are deeply capable. It doesn’t discriminate by age, title, or industry. And it doesn’t always signal inadequacy. Sometimes, it’s simply the ache of growth. When we’re learning…
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Do You Need a Meeting Makeover?

"Meetings are where the real work of teams gets done. If you want a great team, build great meetings." ~ Elise Keith Whether you love them or hate them, meetings are a ubiquitous part of work life. But if you find yourself counting down…
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The Jewel of Team Cohesion

"A group of people isn’t a team unless they’re working toward a shared goal with mutual accountability." ~ Adam Grant When a team is truly aligned, the success of one person is the success of everyone. But getting to that level of…
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Beyond Agreement: Getting to Commitment

Trust + Clarity + Buy-In = Commitment The importance of commitment on a team can’t be understated. Without commitment, ambiguity can run amok and finger pointing can become the norm. High performing teams are willing to stay engaged through…
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Transform Your Team with M E Clarke Consulting

Are you seeking a deeper understanding of yourself, how you lead, or what it takes to enhance your team? Do you need ways to help your team work better, together? Perhaps you're ready to (re)connect after the upheaval of recent years or chart…
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Reframing Conflict

Does the thought of conflict have you running for the hills? Navigating conflict is a sticky wicket on teams and it is a vital and necessary skill for any leader...any team member, really. The ability to disagree is critically important to…
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Unlock Your Leadership Potential with Coaching

In today’s dynamic world, leaders are expected to continuously evolve, adapt, all while inspiring their teams. Wondering how you stay ahead, nurture your own growth, navigate all that comes your way…and lead with confidence? Coaching is…
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Does your team have a trust problem?

"Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships." ~ Stephen Covey As Stephen Covey says, 'trust is the glue of life.' We cannot work effectively…
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Demystifying Vulnerability at Work

A critical component for creating cohesion on a high performing team is the ability to be vulnerable with each other. Many folks struggle with vulnerability thinking it means they need to be overly emotional at work, "touchy feely", or openly…
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Shift the Dynamic: Calling-in Instead of Calling-out

Call-out culture is ubiquitous in today's society and for good reason. It has been a powerful part of speaking up and being heard in the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements. We often see larger cultural movements manifest in smaller ways…

Leader? Manager? How about both.

Working with different teams and industries gives us a bird's eye view as patterns emerge. Lately we've heard from leaders seeking to inspire their managers to be better leaders, and managers looking to be better leaders. It’s easy to reduce…