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 […]
5 Ways to Inspire Employee Engagement
It isn’t every day that you find employees who are ready and willing to do more for their workplace without getting something in return, even family members who are employees. That being said, there are plenty of ways that you can inspire confidence in your employees, encourage them to move forward, take part in the […]
Coach’s Tough Love: take the family business conflict head – on don’t avoid it!
An important part of your game plan for your family business succession planning process is to teach your family to take the family business conflict on head-on! Conflict is inevitable and actually can be a very healthy ingredient for building a strong passionate team. The problem is most families are not taught how to deal […]
