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Category Archives: Blog Posts
Women’s Choice; an Ethical Perspective
Recently I posted the following response on the topic ‘Blog for Choice Day’ on an interesting blog called Women’s Health News. See the blog roll to the right. I think it is important as responsible leaders and citizens to engage each other on the issue with relevant and straight talk. It is the only way
Mission Statements . . . Be Careful, There’s a Catch.
Recently I responded to a question about developing a new mission statement by an executive director in upstate New York on www.PCCTalk.org. Below is my response to that question with some modifications. A mission statement is 1 of 5 primary elements in a strategic plan. Drafting a good mission statement is a two step process;
Client-focused vs. Problem-focused Pregnancy Center
Jim Harden explores why a new problem-focused Pregnancy Center is a more Biblical model than the old traditional client-focused approach.
Moving from Hectic to In Control
Recently one of CompassCare’s Executive Coaches, Mary Rutherford, wrote an email to an executive in training. I asked for permission to represent it here so that everyone could catch a brief glimpse into the specific mechanics of how a medical PRC becomes optimized within the reality of our hectic lives as PRC executives. Mary writes: One of the most brilliant
Solving Most PRC Vulnerablities: Moving from Global to Linear
Now that we have identified the most common and most damaging vulnerabilities in the medical pregnancy resource center (PRC) what should we do? What is the next best step? Listen to Jim Harden teach PRC executives about the paradigm shift required to move from our current global services format to a step by step linear service
PRC Vulnerabilities: Lack of Accountability and Mission Focus
Have you ever felt out of control not knowing what your counselors are saying in the counseling room or on the helpline? Do your nurses feel insecure regarding what is being said or not said by the counselors? What you may be experiencing is a lack of organizational accountability. And often a lack of accountability can
Moral Entrapment: A Major PRC Flaw
Not many people or training organizations have addressed the issue of moral entrapement in the medical pregnancy resource center. Yet it seems to happen on a regular basis in the prc movement both in the counseling room and with medical services. If you don’t know what it is the chances are high that this dangerous
2 Key Vulnerabilities: Misinformation and Misrepresentation
Listen to Jim Harden give a straight shooting talk to medical pregnancy resource center executives regarding two common areas of internal vulnerability; misinformation and misrepresentation. Executives can learn what the terms mean whether or not your organization is vulnerable in these areas.
Results in Casper, Wyoming
I just compared the number of abortion-minded patients we have seen at our clinic January through June of 2008 with the number of abortion-minded patients for the same period last year and discovered that we have experienced an increase of more than 300%! We more than doubled our advertising budget this year to include radio