CFAR: Consulting and Coaching’s Post

In today’s rapidly evolving work environment, the boundaries between our personal and professional lives are increasingly blurred. This shift has made prioritizing mental health in the workplace more crucial, and the path to creating a mentally healthy workplace culture requires commitment from leadership and employees alike. In a new blog, Managers Jessica-Marie Hutchison, JD, and Sara E. Miller share tips and considerations for leaders to successfully cultivate a culture of mental wellness and psychological safety. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWykNVGR

A robust and resilient culture is critical to a family enterprise's success — and for owner-led organizations to continue to grow and thrive, they need to adapt across generations. CFAR Manager Tom Warren Bonner shares his insights on preserving a business's founding leaders’ values and vision while making room for necessary innovations. Read Tom's blog, "Bridging Old and New," here: https://lnkd.in/eTu7hGFi

Welcome back to CFAR’s Summer Reading Series! This week's recommendation comes from CFAR Manager Cecilia Madden. “I just finished 'The Great Believers' by Rebecca Makkai, which was recommended to me a few years ago by a colleague who was trying to encourage me to read more fiction. It is heartbreaking and revelatory and a true page-turner.”

Please join us in congratulating Lauren Howard and Alexander Steenstrup on their promotions to Associates! In addition to being engaged CFAR citizens, Alex and Lauren bring their intelligence, creativity, and helpful insights to every project they work on. We are proud of their accomplishments and contributions to our team.

Welcome to CFAR’s Summer Reading Series! Our team’s first recommendation comes from CFAR’s Director of Marketing and Growth, Victoria Nessen.   “I’m excited to read "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson. Through humor and curiosity, Bill Bryson always has my next question explored. In "A Short History of Nearly Everything" (published in 2003), Bill Bryson explores big concepts with leaders in archaeology, anthropology, and mathematics. I know he will have me laughing out loud and expanding my mind while I bask in sunshine along various shorelines on the East Coast.”

A robust and resilient culture is critical to a family enterprise's success — and for owner-led organizations to continue to grow and thrive, they need to adapt across generations. CFAR Manager Tom Warren Bonner shares his insights on preserving a business's founding leaders’ values and vision while making room for necessary innovations. Read Tom's latest blog, "Bridging Old and New," here: https://lnkd.in/eTu7hGFi

CFAR Principal Barry Dornfeld will be in Vancouver, Washington from June 23 to 25 at the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts-sponsored Better Together 2024: Leadership Summit for Presiding Judges and Court Administrators. He will lead a session titled "Leading through Influence and Persuasion: Effective Court and Local Government Relations." Barry's session will explore the leadership skills of influence and persuasion that are key to fostering effective and positive court and local government relations and how to apply those skills in real situations.

We are proud to announce that CFAR Principal and Founder Nancy Drozdow has been named a 2024 Philadelphia TITAN 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes the top 100 CEOs & C-level executives in Philadelphia and honors their exceptional leadership, vision, and passion.    “I am so grateful to receive the Titan 100 Award — and for a second year!” says Nancy. “This award recognizes two things that are at my core. First, the help that CFAR provides to our clients as they make their way through the dilemmas of owning and running businesses. Second, that the field of family business study and practice — a field which didn’t exist when I began my work — is thriving. This is so far beyond my imagination, and I am constantly amazed. I am proud to have a hand in both my firm’s and the field’s creation and longevity.”