All Businesses Are (or can be) Family Businesses As an observer of and coach to businesses large and small, I have always learned a great deal from entrepreneurs and those more corporate executives who adopt the best of their traits. In recent years, I have observed at close hands the strengths and weaknesses of entrepreneurs […]
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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We are headed to Asia at the end of the week, but wanted to share an observation with you before we immerse ourselves in new-to-us cultures. A family member has quit his job in the MidWest to move to California and has been networking in search of his next senior management gig. He has done […]
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
You may or may not be a Steve Jobs fan because of some of his personal history. But what he has done with Apple after returning to the fold is simply amazing. And he has an understandably large following of employees and customers. What happened? Randall Stross has captured the answer in his article: What […]
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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If you have ever been frustrated trying to hire a star to your team, read this and take the lesson home. DM owns several businesses. He has for years played may unofficial roles beside owner from CEO to COO to chief problem-solver to chief cheerleader strategist. Playing so many roles takes its toll, most powerfully […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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