Today’s guest post is written by Mike Boyle – Head Sales Scientist – Banjar Group Lately I have been using a story to help my customers focus on where they are during these indifferent [...]
One of the issues family businesses face is the idea of having non-family members in key roles in the business. Mom & Dad started the business (or Grandpa & Grandma) and no [...]
We recently posted a blog series on Succession planning (July/August). Some of the questions we asked (Who is the best candidate to succeed you? What are you doing to prepare the next [...]
It is college recruitment time here at Cain Ellsworth & Company. This is the time of year when we spend a lot of time on college campuses informing students of who we are and searching [...]
The concept of Core Values is one we’ve discussed before, but some recent experiences have brought it to the front of my mind once again. Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to [...]
I was reminded today of the concept of Locus of Control. The idea is basically this: to what degree do you feel you’re in charge of your life? Or your business? You might [...]
It’s time to wrap this up. We’ve covered five questions to ask yourself about succession planning and now it’s time for #6. This one is more about you [...]
We’ve spent the past few weeks discussing whom will succeed you and how they’ll be prepared. We’ve discussed communication and the importance of putting dates on your [...]
So you’ve chosen a successor, you’re preparing them to lead the business and you’ve told everyone what you’re doing. Now it’s just a matter of executing the [...]
Last week, we tossed around ideas on preparing your successor. There are so many people and things they need to know. You need to have a detailed, written plan [...]
