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Our Core Competencies:
Empathy and understanding.
Sustainability.
Creativity and imagination.
Strategic planning.
Organization development.
Leadership development & executive coaching.
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Wisdom Quotes Explaining What We're All About:
"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged,
and increased constantly, or it vanishes." -Peter Drucker
"A human being is a part of a whole,
called by us the universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something
separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting
us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this
prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." -Albert
Einstein
"In the final
analysis, the questions of why bad things happen to good people transmutes itself into some very different questions, no longer
asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it happened." -Pierre
Teilhard de Chardin
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Pearls of Wisdom for Our Clients:
1. Lead: Work on leadership first. Our economic
development success depends upon the quality of our leadership, its vision, and our ability to reach consensus and act as
a team. And we must remember that all leadership begins at home; that is how we lead our own personal lives and careers. We
must exhibit the highest level of integrity, honesty, and courage in today's turbulent and confusing world.
2. Think People: This is a time for us to practice
caring about others, their plight and fate in this difficult economic time. We must remind ourselves that economic development
is ultimately about embettering the lives of people.
3. Innovate: Don't fall prey to fads and fancies.
There are no "silver bullets" in government bailouts and economic stimulus packages. Also, beware of "charlatans" (dishonest
people) trying to take advantage of our communities and organizations with "crazy idea" projects. We must use our wisdom to
innovate with economic development solutions that will really work in this difficult economic environment.
4. Understand:
Go beyond data and information. Seek understanding. We must build our organizations based upon our understanding of the sound
underlying principles and theories of psychology, culture, technology, business and economics, demographics, politics, and
the natural environment.
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5. Collaborate: No matter what issue
we face, we cannot do the job alone. We must be willing to set ourself (our ego) aside to serve others. We must be willing
to negotiate solutions that are inclusive and go beyond "special interests" to serve the general well-being of the community.
6. Lead and Manage within Process:
Planning is not enough. Create environments for decision-making and action. The future grows out of the present. We must become
acutely aware of the "process of our own economic becoming." Focus leadership efforts on leading and managing within this
process. And no, we don't control the process. It is muti-faceted and much larger than any of us as individuals
or communities.
7. Partner: Not just within
our immediate area, but we must form national and global partnerships that keep us informed, connected, and help us adjust
to change from the inside and outside.
8. Improve Performance: Performance
measures are not enough. You must constantly work on becoming better. We should be judging our performance from two standpoints:
1) the quality of end results achieved; and 2) the quality of the experience along the way. Again, the "process of our economic
becoming" should be the primary focus of our attention.
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