"The Family Business Teeter Totter": Now available on Amazon.com

Oct 24, 2016

The following is an excerpt form Mark's new book:  The Family Business Teeter Totter.     Have you ever tried hiring a personal trainer? Whether or not you have, ask yourself ...

What am I afraid of?

Mar 21, 2025

Photo by: Amboo Who   What am I afraid of?   A friend regularly asks people this question. I’ve started doing it…You know what? I’m in the process of learning that ...

Eggs and photo ops

Sep 26, 2024

The eggs weren’t green but I still do not like them…   Anyone remember Dr. Seuss? A couple of the lines in his inimical style: I do not like green eggs and ham… I do ...

Hire Slow, Fire Fast...But Not Too Fast

Aug 15, 2024

Photo by: Amtec Photos   Mark’s up to it again…reading yet ANOTHER book… I heard this author speak near the start of the year at a conference at which I presented. ...

Thresholds

Jun 18, 2024

Photo by:  asenat29   STOP…whatever you are doing, and give four minutes of your time. You will, in turn, receive a gift. No, this is not a Nigerian prince scamming you… In ...

TRUST

May 20, 2024

  Photo by: Katinka Bille Lindahl   TRUST… Mark, here we go again?   Enough with this trust stuff, Mark! To which I say, NO!! We may extend trust that is not SMART TRUST ...

New Year's Resolutions...

Jan 31, 2024

Photo by: US Military   New Year’s Resolutions…   Again?   Here we are…AGAIN…another New Year. Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions? Are ...

"Communication Tips and an Intergenerational Story"

Oct 18, 2023

Photo by: Mitchell Joyce   “Communication Tips and an Intergenerational Story”   The colors are a changin’…and time is marching on…Amidst a troubled ...

Hurry Sickness

Sep 21, 2023

Photo by: Stephen Mackenzie    Hurry Sickness Why the RUSH?   Lyn and I just returned from our annual summer break. It was a time of reflection, refreshment, recreation, ...

A Different Perspective

Aug 14, 2023

 Photo by: Kate Fisher   A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE   I’ve shared some of my recent and not-so-recent accidents, which by the way, have usually happened because of either ...

Teeing Up Crucial Conversations for Success

Jul 17, 2023

Photo by: McCalla Family Fonds    Teeing up CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS for SUCCESS   Both in my work and my personal life, I value RECONCILIATION. Reconciliation, typically, is not ...

Brinksmanship

Jun 13, 2023

 Photo by Elton Z   Brinksmanship   In Bend, we often get to do some spring skiing. Mt. Bachelor is usually open until Memorial Day weekend. So, recently, I was able to get a ...

Practice Hospitality!

May 15, 2023

Photo by Derek Clark   PRACTICE HOSPITALITY!   My son will be starting a new job in June. As part of his orientation, he was asked to watch a video. (I’ll share the link below.) ...

Let It Snow

Mar 20, 2023

Photo by Rob Lee   LET IT SNOW…   I’ve been fortunate this winter…SO, I’m grateful…to be back on skis and to have experienced some incredible ski ...

SOUNDTRACKS

Feb 22, 2023

Photo courtesy of Jose Pestana   SOUNDTRACKS…   I’ve talked before about the tapes we play in our head. OR, in Brene Brown language,   The story I’m telling ...

Is Wealth a Curse?

Jan 3, 2023

      Photo courtesy of Flickr   Mark’s New Year’s 2023 “Sermon”    The following question came up over coffee with a client recently, ...

Accountability, Authority and Paradox

Nov 16, 2022

      Photo by: small curio   Accountability Authority Paradox   A number of clients over the past while have asked to focus on ACCOUNTABILITY. I remember Michael ...

Is My Handwriting That Bad?

Jul 26, 2022

     Photo by: Prachatai   Is My Handwriting That Bad?   Lyn and I just returned from our annual summer break. Totally unplugged. It was great!   I’ve ...

What are you afraid of?

Jul 26, 2022

     Photo by: Gerald Simmons    What are you afraid of?  We all have fears, right? I mean, let’s be honest…Whether it’s being afraid of snake’s, ...

Is my "Safe Place" a Deception?

Jun 15, 2022

      Photo by: Elke Peterson   Is my “Safe Place” a Deception?   Recently, a good friend and I were out mountain biking. Both of us have had pretty ...