Successful businesses need driven, results oriented leaders. Those same leaders also need to learn how and where to show a little compassion to others who might suffer from mental health disorders. I’m not advocating leaving people alone if their personal issues are causing problems with their work. I am advocating learning how to approach the […]
Avoiding the Family Business Landmine – Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression are crippling, difficult situations in family business. Learn how to avoid them, and how to deal with them when required to do so.
Family Biz Deliberate Practice of the Week: Train your mind to focus on the positives
This week watch yourself closely and keep training your mind to focus on the positives in your family business. I’m sure they are there if you look close enough. We are creatures of habit and whatever we focus on we get more of. The more your mind takes you to the negative the more you […]
What Not To Do- let different personalities drive you crazy in the family business
The sooner you can learn to appreciate different personality styles the sooner you’ll be on a path to success in the family business. Everyone is wired differently. Introverts, extroverts, big picture thinkers, detail oriented, you know who you are. It’s amazing to me how consistently this issue causes such angst and friction in family businesses. I […]
Why You Can’t Win The World Cup of Family Business Without Practive
Great championship teams are made on the practice field! Scientific research has proven over a 20 year period of time that a process called deliberate practice is the key to long term sustainable success. Yet the majority of family businesses resist the idea of needing to practice and instead rely on the theory that their past success […]
