So many families struggle with effective communication. It shouldn’t be so hard. Here’s what I’ve found to be the biggest killers of communication: Ego When it comes right down to it, our ego causes so many of our problems. We want to be “right,” we want to be liked, we want to think we have […]
9 Questions to Get Perspective & Peace in Your Family Business
Family Business is complicated. I met another family this week who has a very successful 100-year-old business and a huge amount of tension and frustration that is tearing the family apart. It shouldn’t be this way. The business should be a source of family health and security. They need a new perspective. In coaching we […]
6 Reasons Why Every Family Business Needs a Budget
October was the month when our CFO, Doug, would be making his rounds with all of the leaders in our business to begin to forecast their income and expenses for the upcoming year. The best run, long-term sustainable family businesses know that having an annual budget “process” is an important step on the road to […]
Put Self-Interests Aside in Your Family Business
In 1985 I was a young, straight-commissioned salesman in our 65-year-old office furniture business. We had a hot new product and I was positioned to have a great year selling it. Uncle Tim called me into his office and informed me he was hiring an additional salesperson and splitting my territory in half. I was […]
Why You Want Independent, Strong Family Members
The 4th of July always reminds me of the importance of independence. Having a successful, strong family requires a delicate balance of both cooperative and independent people. Too many families think everything will be great if, “We can all just think alike and get along. We should keep doing what we’ve been doing in order […]
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