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Father & Son Family Business Teams Need Each Other’s Strengths!

There 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 […]

Why Your Communication Inside the Family Business must be Intentional

Leadership, Values

Many 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 […]

Are You Never Talking About Your Family Business Succession Plan?

Leadership

It is a long week at the business—Friday night finally comes. You and your wife head out for a well-deserved night on the town. Part of the night will likely be a delicious meal at a favorite restaurant where it will be wonderful to relax and just talk with your wife about everything. One of […]

Are You Afraid to Show & Tell Your Small Business to an Real Board?

Leadership, Management

Using a real Board of Directors from outside the business takes some real courage! Let’s be honest here—none of us run a perfect business. We all have business warts and bald spots that we would rather not show outsiders. We, more than likely, will be embarrassed by how much money our company does NOT make. […]

What are You Doing to Win Your Father’s Respect?

Leadership

What Are You Doing to Win Respect as the Business Heir Apparent? If you are the heir apparent in the family business, then you can count on the fact that every eye in the business is placed squarely upon you. You are being measured every day. The weight of that measurement, in many ways, is […]

Do You have a Saboteur in Your Small Family Business?

Leadership, Management

Implementing real change in any business with employees is challenging. The obvious fact, however, is that every company in the world must improve daily to fend off lurking competitors. One of the huge factors that stops improvement and change is what I call employee sabotage. Even worse, is family member employee sabotage. Nearly always, that […]