Nurturing the Flame: How to Carry on Your Mission from Generation to Generation.

Consider the notion that business and spiritual principles should become intimately acquainted. The Catholic Church has survived for more than fifty generations, spanning 266 popes. Is there a more perfect example of succession management?

Nurturing the Flame is a unique guide that presents a side-by-side comparison of modern business concepts and Jesus’s methods in setting up the Catholic Church for success in perpetuity. Topics include the following:

• The temptations an organization faces while pursuing its mission
• Building a foundation for successful recruitment to build management teams
• The values that validate an organization’s existence and ensure stability and right conduct
• How to perform SWOT analyses and implement strategies and targets
• The importance of performance and process measurement and leadership selection
• The essential nature of internal transformation to ensure successful business transitions
• The delivery of training and coaching competencies among new leaders
• Balancing the pain of leaving an organization with the hope of starting a new chapter in life

Forget about relying solely on business valuation and buy-sell agreements. The rock on which Christ built his Church is holding steady two millennia after the fact. Do you have a transition plan in place to ensure your business will stand the test of time?

Teri Fairchild, a Registered Corporate Coach(TM) through the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches and owner of Fairchild Business Coaching Inc., has more than a quarter century of experience in helping business owners and organizations thrive-profitably. Teri creates succession and exit strategies to ensure smooth organizational transitions.

Teri received her bachelor of arts from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Her career in executive coaching, training, and consulting took off after years of working in newspaper sales management and serving as area manager and a certified four-course instructor at Dale Carnegie Training. She is an authorized partner for PXT Select.

She attends St. Columbkille Catholic Church, where she participates in music ministry. Teri is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and President of the Rotary Club of Dubuque.

Teri and her husband, Riley, have four children-Colt, Matt, Emily, and Haley-and one dog, Henry.