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The Simple Math_600

BLOG | OWNER FINANCIAL GAP

It’s The Simple Math That Doesn’t Get Done

Family business owners are passionate about what they do. They’re working to carry on a business that family built – by their parents, grandparents, sometimes even great-grandparents and beyond. These owners are so busy providing for their employees, communities, and the next generation that they often ignore their own financial future. Boiling it down to its true essence, business is a means to building wealth. And what are we supposed to do with that wealth?

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BLOG | LEADERSHIP

Which leader are YOU?

One of the hallmarks of good leadership is to have a mindset of being a lifelong learner. When we continue to learn and apply, we become better leaders, ones who inspire our people to bring the best and who develop and hone the team’s skills to predict and delegate. That's where the lift comes in the business. That's where you take a business from good to GREAT. Great leadership multiplies and amplifies others.

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BLOG | LEADERSHIP

Attention Please. Now Boarding All High Performer

Two years ago, I boarded a plane for California. I remember it being BEFORE DAWN…which is so NOT my time of day…

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Love-Power-Money

BLOG | FAMILY DYNAMICS / GOVERNANCE

What’s love (power & money) got to do with it? EVERYTHING.

When I began my career in family business consulting nearly 20 years ago, I met Dean Fowler, one of the early thought leaders in the field of family business and author of several books, most notably Love, Power and Money. As it turns out, these 3 words line up perfectly with the famed 3-circle model developed by Davis and Tagiuri of the Harvard Business School in 1978,  depicting the family business system - the intersecting circles of family, business, and ownership...

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BLOG | LEADERSHIP

Who Should Bale the Hay?

Baling hay. It’s important & urgent work on a farm. It’s also a great business metaphor related to THE NUMBER ONE barrier to growth...

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