The company was in search of an operations leader. Historically, they had hired OEM retirees or family referrals. The company was in trouble. They needed a take this project seriously. They needed to improve their project management. This time the Owners were going to take a project approach. This time they were going use a [Continue Reading]
Generation Kopf Unten – The Head Down Generation
Outside the conference room was a rack, with chargers and on the entrance, door were three signs, one of a cell phones, another of an IWatch and a sign that read no electronic devices during meetings. Family businesses should be cautious that their people don’t become card carrying members of the Head Down Generation. A [Continue Reading]
Coaching vs Mentoring
Today there is a pantheon of “great coaches”, the list touches every sport. Auerbach, Stevens, Wooden, Lombardi, Saben, Myers, Rivers, Fergusson, Mourino, Kryzewski, Auriemma and Summit are on the list, for sure. What is the difference between coaching, and mentoring? Some experts share these definitions: Mentoring: A more informal association focused on building a two-way, [Continue Reading]
The Five
The Five The Fab Five were the 1991 University of Michigan men’s basketball team recruiting class that is considered by many to be “A great recruiting class.” The class consisted of Detroit natives Chris Webber (#1) and Jalen Rose (#5), Chicago native Juwan Howard (#3), and two recruits from Texas: Plano‘s Jimmy King (#9) and [Continue Reading]
The Tipping Point
According to Gladwell, the tipping point is the moment at which “an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire..” Recently, HRB was engaged by an ESOP. An employee stock ownership company (ESOP) is an employee-stock owner program that provides a company’s workforce with an ownership interest in the company. [Continue Reading]
Carlisle Pennsylvania – “Who’s Who in the Zoo?”
The Leadership of both armies in the American Civil War was a Family Business. Many Generals and Officers were all from the West Point Family. James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart (February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864) was a United States Army officer from the U.S. state of Virginia, who later became a Confederate States Army [Continue Reading]
The One Best Way
Sunday’s sermon was about the workers and the vineyard, Matthew 20:1-16. “A landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in [Continue Reading]
Critical Times in the Family Business
Critical Times in the Family Business Family business have a number of critical events. Communication is always a Key Thierry Janssen published these 7 steps. These are common to a business cycle. Family business statistics are severe, 30% of family businesses make it to the second generation, 10-15% make it to the third and 3-5% [Continue Reading]
Here Comes Everybody (HCE)
Is Family Business at the core of Finnegan’s Wake or the next generation of social media? Finnegan’s Wake is a work of comic fiction by Irish writer James Joyce. It is significant for its experimental style and reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the English language, Written in Paris over [Continue Reading]
Meet Pete Scibienski
It’s Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month; the two pastors’ have Beth’s husband, Pete on the show to talk about his own journey with MS. We hear about Pete’s dad, we get a taste of Pete’s humor and we learn about faith from his unique perspective. Click to listen: Multiple sclerosis affects more than 2.3 million people [Continue Reading]