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Free GuideThis can be a tricky question for any type of business partner: father, brother, spouse, friend or used-to-be friend. The key is getting through the first level of resistance and finding the authentic reason your partner is resisting. What he is saying is likely not the real issue. Here are the most common root issues: […]
Read moreI believe in happily-ever-after. All of us should—it does exist but sometimes, well, many times, getting there is a bit harder than what we see on Disney movies or hear in old-school fairy tales. There are days, weeks, months—even years—when the bad guys might be winning, but if we play our part right, the day […]
Read moreSo much of people management is really process management… A short blog about people management is a risky endeavor—how can one write in a few short paragraphs something valuable when there are thousands, if not tens of thousand of books and training on this topic. My short poke at this saturated topic, particularly when family […]
Read moreNearly every formed Corporation or LLC, by law, is required to have a governance structure, usually called a Board of Directors. Most companies, particularly small businesses, or small family businesses, take this requirement and rubber stamp it with a few family names. Dad, of course, is the board chairman. Mom might be the secretary and […]
Read moreThere is a story about a Father and Son business team who developed a new product sure to bring big sales and even bigger profits. Both the father and son were very excited about the prospects of their business opportunities. Together, as they surveyed their newly found field of promising customers, the son said to […]
Read moreMany claim that communication advances have been the catalyst for humanity’s advances. We, obviously, live in an era of communication technology the likes of which the world has never seen. Imagine how our ancestors might have felt, as they were stuffing notes on flying pigeon couriers if they knew that these days we punch a […]
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