One of the most common family business challenges is developing and growing the next generation of business leaders. For many of the family business participants, it’s difficult to create your own leadership identity within the shadow of a strong and incumbent CEO. In many cases the CEO is your father or mother, which makes it even more […]
Coach Pete's Best Plays
The best-of-the-best advice from family business coach Pete Walsh.
Coach’s Tough Love – Push Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone
I have the pleasure of getting to work in some of the most successful businesses in America, both family businesses and non-family businesses. One of the common denominator’s for success in both arenas is the ability to push yourself out of your comfort zone. In the world of personal fitness, I believe they call it creating […]
Coach’s Tough Love – Train Your Mind to Relieve Family Business Challenges
I’ve been studying Buddhism for several years as a mindset not a religion. In Buddhism they teach that the source of all suffering can be linked back to our thinking and expectations. Never has there been a greater set-up for personal frustration than working in a family business, a place rife with unmet expectations and family baggage! […]
The Coach’s Best Plays: a RoundUp – Edition 3
Coach Pete describes the best plays he finds in the family business world. Edition 2. A dose of business coaching from Family Business Performance Center.
Don’t Use Family Dynamics As An Excuse For Poor Performance
Family dynamics can be extremely frustrating and hard to deal with – I get it! But too often, family members can use the “family dynamics” card as a convenient excuse for not performing like strong business professionals. One of the most common family business challenges is learning how to perform at a high level consistently. Part of […]