Performance stress is one of the most common sources of stress in the workplace. Many companies constantly hold their employees to a given set of standards. The amount of pressure to meet or exceed these company standards can lead one to question his or her abilities on a given task. There’s always this feeling of […]
Is Your Family Business Infected with Bad Attitudes? Part 2: Selecting the right training program.
This is part 2 of this post. If you missed the first post, click here. Overcoming the first obstacle in defeating bad attitudes in your family business – is naming the training program. When you want to change a family member’s attitude through training, name the course so they will be excited and inspired to […]
Weekend Reads – Your Legacy, Lessons from Successful Family Businesses, Managing Conflict, Marketing
We recently completed another Fundamentals of Family Business Success program with a family group…it’s so great to see families expand their business tool kit and have some real conversations about the family dynamics that can destroy a good business. As the coach, I provide real-time, live coaching to teach the family how to talk straight […]
Is Your Family Business Infected with Bad Attitudes? Part 1
Is your brothers grudging acceptance of management decisions causing productivity to slow? Understanding the power of attitudes training in your small business could solve this problem. Let’s take a look back to the turn of the century. Employees learned to check their brains at the door if they wanted to advance at work. They were […]
3 Main Conflicts That Impede Growth in a Family Business
Conflict is unfortunately a main part of many family businesses. Families bring their private dynamics into a professional space, which can impact the business in a negative way, keeping it from moving forward or potentially even causing it to crash and burn. If you’re part of a family business, you know that they can be […]