Leading by Example
Last June, my wife and I went to Omaha to celebrate my daughter’s birthday with her and her family. My grandson, Tyler, was watching ...
3 Ways of Funding Small Business
Guest Post: Kavin Matthews is a financial writer from Carson City, Nevada, who has expertise in dealing with financial issues. He loves to contribute ...
3 Reasons To Go Outside Family For Next Leader
When family business leaders think about a successor to their position, they often think first of the next generation of family members. This is ...
3 Key Competencies For Next Generation Leaders
Succession planning is a process, not an event. It doesn’t matter if your chosen exit strategy is a transfer within the family or an ...
3 Reasons Why Successors Don’t Join The Family Business
When a qualified son or daughter decides not to join the family business it can cause confusion, resentment and emotional distress for the ...
3 Reasons Why Letting Go Is So Hard
A 2011 survey of family businesses conducted by Family Business Magazine revealed that over 35% of business leaders will retire in the next five ...
4 Ways to Increase Your Sense of Urgency
In our previous post, we introduced John Kotter’s bestselling book, A Sense of Urgency. Now we will continue with some of Kotter’s advice for ...
Why A Sense of Urgency Is Important
In his bestselling book, A Sense of Urgency, John Kotter examines an issue that I believe is critical to every organization. The issue is ...
A 3-Point Profit Improvement Strategy
In the current economic environment, many business leaders are finding it difficult to grow the bottom line. Often, either because of frustration or desperation, ...
Recognizing Employees in 5 Easy Steps
Have you ever heard one of your employees say something like this, or perhaps even said it yourself? “You can doo 100 things right ...
