1st Principle Group
What is the purpose of understanding our strengths as Christians? This two-part series will examine why Christians need to understand our strengths and how Christians can talk about them without appearing boastful. Understanding our strengths teaches us to lean into and utilize our God-given talents and abilities to glorify God through our work. Recognizing our…
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What do you do if you and your spouse find yourselves embroiled in conflict that never seems to go anywhere? In order to see progress and find resolution, it can be helpful to use a tool that we call the “Safe Zone Exercise”. A Safe Zone is where you and your spouse create a set…
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In the second part of our series on how to address existing nepotism, we look at steps you can take to remedy the problem and rebuild trust with employees.
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Family businesses may engage in nepotism with the best of intentions to support and care for their families but can end up with many problems. This blog post series discusses what to do if you realize that nepotism has already taken root in your business and how to rectify the situation, using four steps.
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In this post, we delve into why tough conversations are essential to a healthy family business and how to have effective, fruitful conversations.
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In our last post, we looked at how to help your child cope and process their emotions around a divorce. Today, we will look at how to work with your co-parent and how you can disciple your children. Respecting your co-parent as another person made in God’s image, even if you have a broken or…
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Our last post discussed how to talk to your child about a divorce. We will look at how to help your children cope during and after a divorce. Children may feel many different emotions and respond differently to a divorce. Some common emotions and ways you can help are: Only some emotions will likely be…
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God hates divorce. He intended that a couple would be married for life. We see in Scripture that a Biblical divorce can happen because of adultery or desertion(s). In over three decades of working with Christians, most of the time when a divorce happens, it is because one spouse doesn’t really believe the Gospel. There…
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In our last post, we looked at children’s common emotions around divorce and ways to help. One of the key ways to help children deal with the emotions and stress of a divorce is to help them identify, understand, and express their emotions. As you do this, it can be helpful to remember that God…
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It is important for families in businesses to incorporate their strengths into the business. In this blog post, we look at how to find your family’s strengths and tips for leveraging them in the family business.
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