Weaving the tapestry of your family business.

May 28, 2020

Photo by Ruth Lathlean   Weaving the tapestry of your family business   You’ve probably all seen pictures of the reverse side of a tapestry. Just a bunch of knots and loose ends of ...

Failure's Four F's

May 28, 2020

Photo courtesy of creditscoregeek.com   Failure’s Four F’s (or is it five??)   Now I know this isn’t necessarily anyone’s favorite topic. It’s not mine either. ...

NO WAY - Getting Through Tough Times

Apr 27, 2020

 Photo by Ray Krebs Getting through tough times   If you have to be in shut-down mode, Central Oregon is not a bad place to be. I’m fortunate. We moved to Bend full-time about ...

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

Aug 3, 2021

 https://youtu.be/Xcry7VUjmD8   

Connection in a time of isolation...

Mar 25, 2020

 Photo by: Kristi Durazo   Connection in a time of isolation…   I hope this finds you as well as you can be given what we are living out in real time…We ain’t ...

Rotating Furloughs

Mar 16, 2020

Simon Sinek's video on the economic impact of COVID-19 in which he shares the concept of rotating furloughs (time off).   https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6644654743215972352/  

Bumps

Feb 24, 2020

 Cindi Mortimer-Kies   BUMPS…   Bumps in the road. Depending on the state you live in…More or less… Does the end justify the means? Are bumps necessary ...

Fiduciary...A What??

Jan 21, 2020

Photo by: Damian Navas   Fiduciary…What?   Most of you have probably heard the word, Fiduciary…Maybe on multiple occasions. What does it mean? Google the word and here’s ...

Family Wealth - Family Business

Dec 10, 2019

 Photo credit: 401(K) 2012   The Family That ______’s Together Stays Together   I’ll let you fill in the blank, but wanted to reference an article I read recently ...

Farm Bureau Works On Oregon Farm Succession

Nov 27, 2019

Click on the link below to listen to a great panel interview with our founder, Mark Wickman and others. Presented by The Jefferson Exchange. https://www.ijpr.org/…/farm-bureau-works-oregon-farm-succes…

And You?

Nov 18, 2019

 Photo by: Marcin Wichary   And You? I was interviewed this week about the work I do. Near the end of our conversation, this person asked, If you had it to do over, what would you ...

The Outward Mindset

Sep 26, 2019

Photo by:  Delyth Angharad   The Outward Mindset   At the recommendation of a client and an attorney friend, I recently finished reading a book put out by the Arbinger Institute entitled, ...

"Are you happy"? and Other Misunderstandings

Aug 27, 2019

   “Are you Happy?” and Other Misunderstandings. This story is about happiness, misunderstanding, and the importance of shared meaning.  But first, you might be wondering ...

Affirmations and Agreements

Jul 30, 2019

Photo by: Eugene Zemlyanskiy     AFFIRMATIONS and AGREEMENTS We’ve been working with some clients recently, doing an exercise we’ve called, “Affirmations and ...

Summer Musings

Jun 24, 2019

Photo by: Selbe        Summer musings…   I hope your summer is off to a good start, and that you have time to enjoy family and the GREAT outdoors.   This ...

Next-Gen Letting Go

May 20, 2019

Photo by: Selbe       Next-Gen Letting Go   We talk to the elder generation regularly about letting go. BUT, what about Next-Gen? Do they need to learn to let go, ...

Just Believe

Apr 30, 2019

Photo by: Blue Moon     Just Believe…   Three thoughts about this word, BELIEVE…It’s kind of a funny word. So often we (at least as Westerners) think of ...

Upside Down or Right Side Up?

Mar 26, 2019

Photo by: Steven Guzzardi   Upside Down or Right-side Up? The older I get the more I’m discovering that life is ripe with the counterintuitive. I’ve shared before that I LOVE ...

Discoveries in Communication

Feb 26, 2019

Photo by: Leo Reynolds   Communication...Communication...Communication.... Not wanting to sound like a broken record, but OK, guilty as charged. Those of you who read this blog regularly ...

Leaders are Learners

Jan 7, 2019

Photo by: Tadeu Pereira     Happy New Year!!   This will be brief…I want to share two things I’ve listened to recently. I think they may be of value. You’ve ...