Values Driving Change
In their best-selling book, Built to Last, Collins and Porras studied 18 companies which all met the following criteria: Premier institution in its ...
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, ...
