Pushing Pause

Apr 29, 2022

Photo by: Eje Lyam    Pushing Pause   Name one thing that happens at a slower pace than one hundred years ago…I’m hard pressed to make any kind of list of things. Maybe ...

Ladders or Stairs??

Mar 14, 2022

    Ladder or Stairs??   I’m somewhere in the latter half (I hope…) of my recovery from “The Fall” I wrote about in January’s edition of this ...

Rebuilding Trust

Feb 24, 2022

Photo by: Ron    Rebuilding Trust when Trust has been Broken   Some of you are familiar with Love Languages. The book’s “cousin” for business is Languages of ...

Lessons from a Fall

Jan 25, 2022

Photo courtesy of Mark Wickman   Lessons from a Fall…   Back in the Fall I wrote a blog entry entitled, Lessons from Afar. Well, now, not to be cute, but this month’s ...

Turn Your Brain Off

Nov 17, 2021

Photo courtesy of Mark Wickman     Turn Your Brain Off   This October, I had the chance to meet a friend in Sedona for some mountain biking. What a place! What a treat! Most ...

Role reversal?...

Oct 21, 2021

Photo by: Valeria Zolotoreva      Role Reversal?…   I “celebrated” (not sure that’s the right word) a birthday last month…my 65th…Yes, ...

Lessons from afar...

Sep 17, 2021

Photo by flickr commons   Lessons from afar…   My wife and I just got back from what has become an annual “unplugging.” I’ve shared with many of you how ...

Delegation as an Art Form

Aug 20, 2021

Delegation as an Art Form - Some Tips for Leaders   Ever seen a painting that moves you? I am a fan of Impressionism and a style called Impasto. I love them all and I have for years.  ...

Using gratitude to foster unity in your family

Aug 6, 2021

A great article on expressing gratitude in the workplace:  https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/using-gratitude-foster-unity-your-family-0   

"Liking" Your Job vs LOVING Your Job / Simon Sinek

Aug 3, 2021

A great video on creating culture in the workplace!   Mark's message after watching this video:  I don’t just like this. I LOVE it!      https://youtu.be/Xcry7VUjmD8

Message Me

Jul 20, 2021

Photo by: Jens Larsson   Message Me How often have you heard that in the last week? How many “messages” do you receive on a daily basis? Text, voicemail, Messenger, Instagram, ...

Accountability and Autonomy

Jun 21, 2021

  Photo by: David Ellis   Accountability and Autonomy   A client recently shared something he’d been reading. The thoughts/topics included in the reading come up regularly ...

Trust???!!!

May 24, 2021

 Photo by: Jerome Bon  Trust???!!!   Has this ever happened to you? You share something very personal with a “trusted” friend…A month later you get a call from ...

Transition... Transaction... Transformation

Apr 21, 2021

Photo by: Sharon   Transition…Transaction…Transformation   As most of you know, much of FBC’s work centers around the transition of leadership from one generation ...

Hurry Hangover

Mar 29, 2021

 Photo by: Marloes   Are you hungover?? I was…   Another confession…Following last month’s…Wow! Is this blog becoming my “priest”??  ...

Anger - Does it have an upside?

Feb 23, 2021

Photo by: Ryan Bowman   Anger – Does it have an upside?   Confession…COVID is wearing on me. Is it on you? I find my anger trigger can be a hair trigger far too often, usually ...

Social Media, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...

Jan 14, 2021

Photo by: Rachel Johnson   Social Media   The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly…   You’ve read ad nauseum about social media. Heck, you may even use it ad nauseum.    Even ...

The Up's and Down's of PROSPERITY

Dec 15, 2020

Photo by: Nathaniel_U   The Up’s and Down’s of PROSPERITY   We have lived under the sober acknowledgement that DISCIPLINE combined with COMMITMENT produces PROSPERITY ...

Find Your Anchor

Nov 17, 2020

Photo by: Keith Hall  Find Your Anchor I recently had a client say this to me: “Cindi, as we enter winter and possibly even experience depression given everything going on, we will ...

Effective Dialogue - Mirroring, Validation, Empathy

Oct 22, 2020

Photo by: Philippa McKinlay   Communication is a Lifelong Journey   My wife and I have been working our way through the book and accompanying workbook, Getting the Love You Want, ...