One of the biggest days of my life was when I resigned my position as the Vice President of our 250-employee family business. It took years to reach that decision. Hopefully reading this article will accelerate the process in your decision-making. You can lose a lot of sleep and generate a lot of stomach acid […]
10 Skills Your Family Business Needs to Develop
After spending the past 20 years working with families all over the globe, I’ve identified 10 core skills your family should develop and hone. I say, “Develop and hone” for a reason. You all probably have some amount of these skills, yet great, high-performing, dynasty teams know they need to practice their skills to keep […]
Unique Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day
Mothers are awesome! Mothers do so many things for their families that go unseen and often unappreciated. I have been blessed to get to know some extraordinarily special women who have been the cornerstone of many great family businesses. Sure, we could do the usual thing and get her a bouquet of flowers and a […]
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 […]
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