The Most Fun We’ve Had…

Urs’ most fun… hearing from our six year old son Luc about his experiences and adventures at his first 3 day/2 nights camp. Making it to the top of the climbing wall (see photo) was one of his favorites. Sleeping in bunk beds, going to the dining hall for breakfast, lunch and dinner and one [...]

7 Ways to Manage Perfectionists in the Workplace by Lauren Owen, Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching

My CEO client was clearly frustrated.   “It’s Ann, my sales manager. She’s clearly talented and has a lot of great ideas, but she keeps missing deadlines.  She wants to make her proposals so perfect that we’ve almost missed out on some great opportunities. I keep  having to remind her that the proposals are overdue.  To [...]

How To Make Better Decisions: Avoid The Hidden Traps! by Urs Koenig, Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching

Making decisions is the most important job of business owners and executives. It is also the toughest and the riskiest. Bad decisions can ruin your business or career. So where do bad decisions come from? In many cases they can be traced back to a flawed decision-making process – the alternatives were not clearly defined [...]

The Most Fun We’ve Had All Month (March 2012)

Urs’  Most Fun… Our sons Luc (6) and Liam (4) and I have our Sunday skiing routine down and it’s great! We leave the house for Snoqualmie Pass around 830 am, stop at Starbucks (a non negotiable as far as Luc and Liam are concerned!). After the usual getting dressed and putting the ski gear [...]

Dealing With A Co-Worker Who Drives You Crazy

The Only Boat You Ever Control Is Your Own Intro by Urs Koenig, Phd, MBA,  Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching Have you ever tried changing someone who drove you absolutely crazy but had no interest in changing? You? Of course not! I know, me neither! Those of us who have ever tried to change a [...]

Mastering The Maze: What Business Owners Wished They Knew About Taxes Before They Transitioned Their Business

Introduction by Lauren Owen My friend Simon Siegl is a business consultant to independent, family owned wineries. Over the last year, he conducted interviews with industry leaders who have successfully navigated the exit process. Some of these transitions were to other family members, others were to third parties. Although these interviews feature winery owners, the [...]

10 Ways to Avoid Death By Meeting by Lauren Owen

by Lauren Owen, www.RepointCoaching.com Note: There must be a lot of bad meetings out there because this posting sure gets a lot of traffic. Here’s a re-visit to one of our most popular blog postings… In our work as coaches to family and closely-held businesses, we’re always surprised at how few leaders use productive, regularly [...]

Family Business Insight: Being Top Dog Can Be A Lonely Job: The Power of a Peer CEO Group by Lauren Owen

By Lauren Owen, www.redpointcoaching.com Given the pressures faced by those heading organizations in difficult economic times, it’ss not surprising that many find the phrase “it’s lonely at the top” to ring true for them. Even CEOs of family-owned companies can find themselves feeling isolated in spite of (or in some dysfunctional families because of) being surrounded [...]

Leadership Insight: How to Have More Time and Energy for the Most Important Things in Your Life by Urs Koenig, PhD, MBA

Note: this article was inspired by a management blog posting by Frank Arnold in my favorite Swiss newspaper NZZ.         I love this time of year: In the U.S., we just celebrated Thanksgiving, the best holiday ever: no presents, no cards just friends, family and plenty of good food Our family spends the weekend [...]

Hiring A Executive Coach? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself (and Your Prospective Coach) First

By Urs Koenig, PhD, MBA, Principal, Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching If you (1) are a coach, (2) have worked with a coach or (3) are hiring a coach (for yourself or others) ask yourself these three questions (discussed in more detail below): What does success look like and who gets to decide? What are [...]