What amazes me is how so many business families have so much to be grateful for and also have so much discontent within the family. Why is that? Most of the families I work with have successful ongoing family businesses. Most have consistent sales and cash flow and are well beyond the stage of being worried about the business […]
The Family Business Coach’s Tough Love
This year push your family business team the right amount. Having the chance to work in both family businesses and some of the most well-known public companies gives me a great perspective on the differences between the two. Top public companies are uber focused and always pushing and driving hard for bottom-line results and stock […]
Family Business Zen: Learning to Work with the Style Differences
In my experience of working with family businesses from coast-to-coast for over 10 years, I found personality and style differences to be one of the leading causes of family business conflict and dysfunction. With a little bit of education and awareness the style differences can become an asset rather than a liability. The fact that […]
4 New Year Resolutions for Family Business
Working with families from Seattle to New York, I found it is predictable to find the same issues in most families. Here are my top 4 recommendations for you family business participants: Commit to be better communicators I haven’t met a business team, or a family, that doesn’t need to improve its communication skills. Be better […]
Zen in the family – learn to let go of expectations
Being involved in the family business can be incredibly challenging on a number of levels. Getting to work with family businesses all over the country exposes me to the countless ways in which the family business can drive someone crazy. I’m on a mission to find tools and new practices to minimize family business suffering […]
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