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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…
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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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10 Tips for Improving the Customer Experience

In this article you will find tips for improving customer and employee satisfaction. What does employee satisfaction have to do with the customer experience? EVERYTHING. Your customers and employees are a part of an interwoven, intricate…
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Getting Out of My Own Way

“I know I shouldn’t but…..”  In the February edition of O Magazine, Martha Beck takes on the topic of self-sabotage, outlining all of the ways our bad habits are subconscious attempts to deal with a deeper self-sabotage, one we may…
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2013 in Retrospect

“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”                                                           – Carl Bard 2013 has been a time…
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The Art of Listening: Can the Simple Act of Listening Be Healing?

For the most part we are all born with the innate ability to breath, to see, to hear, to walk, and to heal the bumps and bruises we get along the way.  We do all of these things without having to think about them.  What about listening? …
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M E Clarke Consulting Has Joined The World of The Web

I would be remiss not to admit that I am approaching this first blog with both excitement and trepidation.  Excitement because in this work there are so many stimulating topics into which to delve.   Conflict, mediation and dialogue are a…