We Are.
Cliff and Lori Kayser — a brother and sister team with a diverse and talented network of associates.
What We Do.
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Executive Coaching
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Team/Organization Development Consulting
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Leadership Development Training
Where We Are.
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Cliff is based out of Washington, DC and Berkeley Springs, WV. (Kayser Ridge Retreat & Learning Center)
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Lori is based out of Sarasota, FL.
The Xperience Team
Latest Cliff’s Notes
Making the Implicit Explicit: Using Polarity Thinking™ to Integrate the ICF Core Competencies
By Cliff Kayser|2026-01-08T08:13:30-05:00January 8th, 2026|
A Practical Application Framework for Coaches The ICF Core Competencies describe the domains of effective coaching practice. What they do not explicitly name are the dynamic tensions that skilled coaches must continually navigate within […]
Give Me Some Truth!: The Truth About Bumper-sticker wisdom/sloganeering
By Cliff Kayser|2026-01-03T23:06:46-05:00January 3rd, 2026|
Borrowing—somewhat provocatively—from John Lennon’s frustrated refrain “Gimme Some Truth”—I’m not making this political. (Though I easily could.) Instead, I want to talk about something quieter, more common, and arguably more influential in everyday life: […]
Cross-walking Democracy with Bill Benet and Yuval Noah Harari
By Cliff Kayser|2025-12-30T09:55:15-05:00December 30th, 2025|
Cross-walk, below… Backstory, here… Over a decade ago, I met Dr. Bill Benet at a Polarity Learning Community gathering where he shared his doctoral research on the Polarities of Democracy. I was immediately intrigued […]
Democracy Cross-walk: “Tao-of And Polarities-of”
By Cliff Kayser|2025-12-28T09:50:37-05:00December 28th, 2025|
Tom Atlee’s The Tao of Democracy was sitting on my bookshelf alongside several other Tao-focused favorites. It had been a while. I remember when it first came out in the early 2000s feeling genuinely […]
Cliff in Shanghai
In this video, you’ll see some highlights from Cliff Kayser’s presentation of “Application of Polarity Thinking in Organizations” to an engaged audience in Shanghai, China.

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