Is Your Family Business “Leaking” Money?
Family businesses have many strengths which generally flow from their values of loyalty, harmony and long-term views of ownership. I believe these values account for a large part of the success in family firms, and also are part of the reason that family-owned enterprises typically out-perform non-family businesses globally.
The Hidden Business Ricks No One Likes To Talk About
When we meet with business owners, we tend to ask questions relating to what they want to have happen when they transition out of their role and/or ownership of their company. The responses tend to break down into 2 categories. There are those who feel they “have it all figured out” and those that know they don’t or are at least concerned about it.
An Advisory Board For My Company? Why Bother?
You may be the leader of a company that is operating well, with great results, who quite reasonably asks “what real value can an Advisory Board bring to my firm?” I love this question.
It’s a New Year!

I love the beginning of a new year, and the opportunity to pause and think about where I am going with the one life I have to live. While I am not a big “resolution” guy, I definitely see the value in taking the time in this calendar pivot to take stock of where things stand and where I would like to direct my energies in the coming year.
Preparing Next Generation Leadership
