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The Institute for Management Excellence

The Institute for Management Excellence offers practical tools for business and corporate clients. We combine creativity with proven approaches to solve complex business challenges.

Our Motto: "It's Time . . . for new ways of thinking and new ways of doing business"

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Management Consulting and Communications Services:

Consulting - General Management and Organizational Consulting

The Personality Game - A Practical Personality System that's fun to use

Internet Web Design Services - Services and Sample Web Page Designs

Monthly Online Newsletter- Useful tips on current management topics

Training - Training Programs

Speaker's Bureau - Speaker Information

Writing Services - Ghost Writing and Business Writing

Excellence in Action:

Monthly Online Newsletter- Useful tips . . . current business topics.

Do you have a story to contribute or something unique you've tried? We're seeking stories of Management Excellence in Action. Information on how to share your wisdom with others.

Survey - Help us plan future newsletter topics.

Articles and Press Coverage

August 16, 2007: South Sound fans hold a tender place in their hearts for Elvis, The Olympian

May 11, 1999: CNN Financial News interviewed us on the topic of healthy workplaces, "Wellness Programs Evolve"

September 13, 1998: Orange County Register, Commentary Section, published our comments in the topic, "Readers React: Should he stay or go?" ... on respect, fairness and justice ...
Additional comments from a 15-year-old. [Note: We are not offering links to the full report or the details of the report because it could violate our ICRA website rating.]

May, 1998 - Innovative Leader newsletter ("to stimulate creativity and productivity"), article "Coping with Change: Different Personality Styles." For information on the newsletter, WinstonBrill.com.

June 1997 - Business Power, published our article "The 7 Principles of Spirituality in the Workplace"

January 1997 - edgelink [at] aol.com The Edge (a newspaper focusing on spirituality and alternative ways of doing business in the Kansas City and Twin Cities areas), article "Spirituality in the Workplace."

November 3, 1996 - the Orange County Register's Connect section featured our web site as the "Home Page" of the week

More about:

Barbara Taylor - Executive Director

Michael Anthony - Training Director

Carol Amato - Technical Writing Services

Spirituality in the Workplace - Rainbows & Miracles, etc.

Website Visitor Comments

Travel

(Note: The travel pages contain photos worth waiting for. However, if you have a slow modem, you might want to turn off the pictures option before going to these pages.)

Ancient Egypt - Ancient Sacred Energy Sites (photo of King Tut's golden mask) (November, 1995)

Ancient Mystical England - Ancient and Mystical Sites (photo of Salisbury Cathedral) (April 1998)

Ancient England - Stone Circles and Sacred Sites (stunning photo of Stonehenge) (April 1996)

Ancient Greece and Magical Crete - Athens, Delphi, Minoan Culture, Crete (photo of Mykonos) (postponed to future date)

Finland/St. Petersburg - Shamanism in Finnish Lapland, drum-making, Helsinki, St. Petersburg (photo of Sami national clothing) (August/September, 2000)

Magical Mystical Peru - Places visited during this adventure will be Cuzco, Urubamba Valley, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes, Puno and surrounding area, Lake Titicaca, Amantani Island. (September 2003)

Yucatan - Mayan and Aztec Ruins, sacred sites (photo of Aztec/Mayan ruins) (March, 1997)

Africa - (photo of colorful native African birds) (postponed to future date)

Links to Our Community and Friends:

Abby Leach - Mental Health Therapist, Spiritual Counselor, Healer and Teacher; Olympia, WA

Arvel Bird - Native American Flutist, Celtic Violinist, blending New Age, Celtic, classical and improvisational music styles into a unique sound like no other artist, Nashville, TN

Our Blog: Messages from Spirit during regular listening sessions.

Business Process Reengineering & Innovation - Most complete list of resources on business, management and related topics.

Center for Spiritual Living Mission Viejo - Creating a World that Works for Everyone, Mission Viejo, CA

Center for Spiritual Living Olympia - Revealing Possibilities. Unleashing Potential, Olympia, WA

Columbia Pacific University - Columbia Pacific University, a pioneer in distance education, Novato, CA

Consulting Professionals United - Technical writers and communication specialists (Brian McCaleb), Orange County, CA

Eric Allenbaugh & Associates - Executive Coach & Leadership Training, Lake Oswego, OR

Forces of Nature Design - Living in Harmony with the Natural World (Gaela Morrison), Boulder, CO

Health Rising - Medical Writing Services (Arline Kaplan), Orange County, CA

Homeopathy for Moms - Homeopathic Nurse (Sue Boyle). Also, Kitsap Homeopathy, Poulsbo / Kitsap County, WA

IMRI - Information Management Resources, Inc., Laguna Niguel, CA (Martha Daniel)

International Earth Day - history and information about Earth Day (celebrated on the Spring Equinox in March)

MADD Orange County - Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Orange County, CA

MBA Online - a comprehensive collection of lessons on various business topics

M Squared - nation's premier value-added broker of independent consultants, San Francisco, CA.

New Age Info - Supports and informs the New Age communities (web directory and search site)

Performance Leadership Report - Monthly newsletter by Harvard University Professor Robert Behn

Power Path Seminars and Training Programs (José and Lena Stevens), Santa Fe, NM

Power Vision Dynamics - Visualization Through the Heart (Carole Doré), Orange County, CA

Professional Writers of Orange County - Orange County, CA Writers Association

Puttick Agency - Bridging Authors and Publishers (Elizabeth & Robin Puttick), London, England, UK and 7 Personality Types (Elizabeth Puttick, author)

Santa Fe Institute's Brian Arthur - Increasing returns in the high tech economy, Santa Fe, NM

Sacred Peace Center - Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song, Peace Shaman, Orange County, CA

Stargazer Publishing Company - Writing and Publishing (Carol Amato), Orange County, CA

The Internet Outsourcing Group, Internet Services Provider, Orange County, CA

Unity in the Community - Promoting diversity and equality, Olympia, WA

Vetwriter - author of books about veterans with extensive links to related resources (Sandy Strait)

WAMBTAC Communications - Making Literary Dreams Come True (Claudia Suzanne), Orange County, CA

Winston Brill - publisher of the monthly Innovative Leader newsletter, Redmond, WA

Links to Other Useful Sites:

AdMuncher - blocks ads, banner ads, pop-ups and other annoyances that interfere with Internet enjoyment (has a 30-day free trial version) www.itstime.admuncher.com

AncestryDNA Helper - How to Use the AncestryDNA Helper for the Chrome browser http://www.itstime.com/AncestryDNAHelper.htm

Colorado Soft (e-mail marketing and management tools for Windows). They have a strict No Spam policy for their products. We use their WorldMerge software for our monthly newsletter notices http://www.coloradosoft.com. Disclosure: if you buy one of their products through this link, we will receive a referral commission.

Electronic Freedom Foundation - Free Speech Online Campaign

Firefox - The open source browser that is quickly making a name for itself for innovation and security alternatives.

Google - Our favorite web search engine, it's lightning fast, translates pdf files and shows cached pages that have been removed from active sites

Hostway - Internet website hosting and domain name registration. Check out their prices!

iSixSigma - Quality and Management Resources

MailWasherFree (trial version) and Mailwasher Pro - for effective e-mail spam filtering.

MX Guard Dog - effective e-mail spam filtering for domains.

PC-cillin (new version called "Titanium") - Trend Micro Internet Security - the best virus software we have seen (30 day free trial).

Search and Directory Link Index - More than 100 sites listed

Thunderbird - The open source e-mail program that is safe, fast and easy, with intelligent spam filters, quick message search, and customizable views.

Wake Up Laughing - Swami Beyondananda site - for laughter at any time.

Yahoo Home Page - Web directory and search site

Contact Information:

Mail: The Institute for Management Excellence, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679. Please contact us for correct mailing address; E-mail: feedback.htm; Phone: (949) 667-1012; World Wide Web: http://www.itstime.com; Mailing List (Business): Join our mailing list; Mailing List (Michael students): Join our mailing list; Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Institute-for-Management-Excellence/268978304531; http://www.income-without-a-job.com; blog http://listentospirit.blogspot.com/