May 7, 2016
FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES ARE SELDOM MANAGED in a manner compliant with best business standards and practices – mostly because controlling owners find it uncomfortable to balance their multiple roles; family members have expectations, envy, ego, insecurities or entitlement issues; communication is... Continue
Weekly Report 16-19
April 29, 2016
DISASTER OR CRISIS IS SELDOM ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AGENDA, but how prepared a business (or family) really needs to be is arguable only by those who haven’t experienced it. Taking the time to assess & define business risk requires... Continue
Weekly Report 16-18
April 24, 2016
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTIONS – BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE – ARE EMOTIONALLY STRESSFUL, and parties on all sides are understandably vulnerable to Trusted Advisors, particularly attorneys or therapists (family, clergy, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc.) who try to “instill their dogma into a client’s psyche…... Continue
Weekly Report 16-17
April 15, 2016
MOST TIME-STRAPPED BUSINESS LEADERS “KNOW THEY SHOULD plan ahead and prioritize, focus on the important as much as the urgent, invest in health (including getting enough sleep), make time for family & relationships, and limit mindless escapism. Today’s ‘always on’... Continue
Weekly Report 16-16
April 8, 2016
ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE MOST EFFECTIVE AT RUNNING THEIR COMPANIES for optimal profitability with minimal risk often utilize a team of independent experts to focus on strategic issues — as distinct from the operational issues with which management routinely deals. The... Continue