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 ...

  When a qualified son or daughter decides not to join the family business it can cause confusion, resentment and emotional distress for the ...

A 2011 survey of family businesses conducted by Family Business Magazine revealed that over 35% of business leaders will retire in the next five ...

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 ...

  In his bestselling book, A Sense of Urgency, John Kotter examines an issue that I believe is critical to every organization.  The issue is ...

In the current economic environment, many business leaders are finding it difficult to grow the bottom line.  Often, either because of frustration or desperation, ...

Have you ever heard one of your employees say something like this, or perhaps even said it yourself?   “You can doo 100 things right ...

In conjunction with Mindshop International, we are pleased to offer you our FREE online Growth and Profit Solutions (GPS) Diagnostic.  This online business assessment will ...

In last week’s blog, I talked about the importance of planning, and how the primary issue with implementation of plans relates to accountability.  We ...

In our last posting we touched on the ideas of Dissatisfaction & Vision, two parts of the change formula.  So let’s imagine a world ...