Publications
September 15, 2015
Weekly Report 15-38
‘FAMILY’ BUSINESSES COMPRISE SOME 90% OF ALL AMERICAN COMPANIES and represent over 80% of all jobs, but only 30% survive transition to the second generation, and only around 3% make it to the fourth generation. Multi-generational families have the greatest degree of conflict, stemming predominantly from absence of clarity in long-term strategy and/or Business Plans.... Continue
September 12, 2015
Weekly Report 15-37
“DISRUPTING AND REINVENTING A BUSINESS IS A CHALLENGING TASK, but is the only way to survive during these exponential times.” One creative strategy is to evaluate current operations through the eyes of “millennial entrepreneurs who are smart, hardworking and naïve – exactly the qualities you want in someone who is trying to reinvent a system.”... Continue
September 12, 2015
Weekly Report 15-36
70% OF ‘CHANGE’ EFFORTS FAIL TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, “largely due to employee resistance and lack of Management support. When people are truly invested in Change, it’s 30% more likely to stick.” Even when the Team is on-board, organizations no longer have the “luxury of time to test and rollout new initiatives…while competing with other... Continue
August 29, 2015
Weekly Report 15-35
WHAT DOES ‘SUCCESS’ FOR YOUR BUSINESS LOOK LIKE? Most companies don’t bother with strategic planning or long-term direction, instead focused on ‘working management’ for current productivity, profitability, cash flow and survival. But “imagine you and all co-workers showing up every day with a clear image of (1) what success looks like…in context of the organization’s... Continue
August 24, 2015