At the beginning of the year great businesses, great families and great teams set goals for themselves. Great teams also realize that they need to continue to focus on improvement. If you were a great team last year, it doesn’t mean you’ll automatically be a great team next year. One of the things I’ve noticed […]
Resolving Family Business Conflict
Conflict is inevitable in every business. In a family-owned business personal and professional relationships can manifest in unique conflicts. Those conflicts that hold a family business back, when addressed, put not only the business, but family relationships on a healthy track.
Questions Everyone Should Answer This Year
How often do you head out for an important trip or family vacation and not have reservations or a map with directions? Hopefully never. Yet that’s what so many people do with one of the most important journeys of their lives — their professional journey and their family business journey. Before you and your family […]
Case Study: Dad Refuses to Evolve, Let Go or Leave
Lee Watson started his equipment rental business, Kachina Rentals in 1974 in Sacramento, California. Lee has always prided himself on the fact that he has the largest rental fleet and the most competitive prices in the region. No one has a better rental business in the area. Lee is now in his mid-70s and is […]
4 Steps to Build Sound Judgement in the Family
Learning to use sound judgement is like most other qualities of great leaders and successful people — it comes with thoughtfulness, discipline and practice. As family leaders it’s your job to create the right learning environment for your family. Here are four simple steps: Model the Behavior The family is always watching its leaders. Opportunities […]
Landmine: Dad’s Gone – Mom has to be the Chairman
In April 2010, I was introduced to Ron Harper, the patriarch of a very successful Aerospace manufacturing business. Ron wanted help developing his sons and daughter as he prepared for his eventual retirement from the business. Great Dads Realize The Necessity of Future Leaders Ron was one one of the brightest visionaries I had met […]
