Family Business and CFFB

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Stephen R Covey taught - the essence of business is relationships . I believe the essence of business is exchange of value . I…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Of course, Sir Winston Churchill comes to mind, “Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or…

Here's a quote from Dirk Schlimm - “ I learned that influencing powerful people is a better and more effective route than complaining about them. ” This…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Baby Boomers , an interesting ' generation ': grew up under pressure ...watched the first steps on the moon...survived disco…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet First, it is essential to do a good job of observing in order to properly perceive the How. Then, with the How understood, the…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we were young a lot of people started to say "No" to us. We were made to believe it was wrong to say and do certain…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet It takes courage to face adversity . It takes courage to face criticism . It takes courage to face change. Children are born…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet About Baby Boomers ... Over the last 4 decades, small-business owners naturally understood what it meant to work in your…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we were young a lot of people started to say "No" to us. We were made to believe it was wrong to say and do certain…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet The next time you feel inclined to complain about being too busy think of your ancestors . Wonderful heritage - Evolution…

Talking About Influencing Powerful People - here's another Dirk Schlimm quote: “What makes these geniuses so powerful is not ground-level expertise or…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Curiosity is the precursor to Creativity . We see Curiosity in young children...they approach life as if it is a question…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Einstein showed us that time is relative. [Maybe that's why it's easier to hold your breath when a relative is telling a…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet When I was a kid I heard the word "No" so much I expected to hear it, as a matter of habit . When I was a kid I was told to say…

Here's a quote from Dirk Schlimm, clarifying his perspective on 'Powerful People' - “Depending on where you are, the managing director of your local…

100 years ago my grandfather joined the Canadian army...volunteering for what turned out to be a brutal war experience.

This is the 13 th and final Thought Post in a 'Baker's Dozen series', with Dirk Schlimm's wisdom being the main ingredient. Here's the 13 th quote taken from…

Probably, most people should not work for powerful people . When I use the words powerful people , I mean people who: hold positions of power over us, are…

Here's a Dirk Schlimm quote that goes beyond 'influencing powerful people': “Use every opportunity to observe and learn. It is a lot less costly to learn…

“Understand that powerful people think of others as their helpers first and foremost. Let them know that this is what you are there to do. However, don’t let…

This week's Dirk Schlimm quote - “Remember that powerful people identify greatly with their work and their enterprise. They expect the same from you. Show…

Here's another quote, taken from Dirk Schlimm's book - “The terms balance and restraint rarely come up as descriptors of powerful people or are cited as…

Dirk Schlimm wrote: “The tremendous energy of powerful people is sustained by a deep-rooted drive to succeed, especially against the odds and in the face of…

This week’s Dirk Schlimm quote: “The fact is that many powerful people successfully overcome conventional wisdom and have the resources to keep their…

For a month now, I have been writing short thought posts sharing quotes from Dirk Schlimm, who will be CFFB 's special guest and keynote speaker on April…

Here's another quote from Dirk Schlimm: “The genius, who sees opportunity with outside-the-box ideas, gets easily frustrated if he or she feels surrounded by…

As a child I was admonished to be respectful and take care not to hurt other people’s feelings. In general, that’s OK advice. Regardless, I have found it…

Some humans cannot help themselves - they have a bad habit - they always crow when they know. When humans crow what they know it tends to be off-putting. It…

We enjoy solving sticky problems. Wrestling down sticky problems until they give up their solutions - that's where our people and our family business are at…

During a discussion with a friend, the topic of ' victims ' arose. I thought it would be interesting to see a written summary of his thoughts on why many…