How are Family Business employees similar or different than the working population as a whole? According to a recent Gallup survey of 5.4 million working adults, 52% of employees say they are not engaged in their work. They limp to work, toiling without passion. That’s half the workforce! Another 18% describe themselves as “actively [Continue Reading]
Long-term Unemployment And A Culture of Candor
Business Development and a Culture of Candor Family Businesses employee 62% of the US workforce; according to American Management Services, Inc. Family business face many challenges, the employment, treatment of Family members and in many cases the employment, retention, treatment of non-family members. The combinations of these two groups are a unique challenge to Family [Continue Reading]
No Wrong Door, Welcome to the Puzzle House
To give, and not to count the cost to fight, and not to heed the wounds, to toil, and not to seek for rest, to labor, and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do thy will Family businesses are a key to the resilience of the American economy. Family [Continue Reading]
My Mothers Library.
My Mothers Library. My mom worked at the library. The Library became part of the family business. It was a township library. She ran the reference section. We learned many lessons from her. The reference desk or information desk of a library is a public service counter where professional librarians provide library users with direction [Continue Reading]
Mr. S Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, about one man’s effect on American politics. It was directed by Frank Capra and written by Sidney Buchman, based on Lewis R. Foster’s unpublished story. Family Businesses, small to mid-cap firms would like the chance to address [Continue Reading]
The Power of Discomfort – Do You Live in Your Comfort Zone?
View the comfort zone not as a shelter but a prison. Family businesses need to manage the comfort zone. With the NCAA tournament in full swing we wanted to take advantage of a query, a postulate put forth a few years ago by Malcolm Gladwell. In January of 1971, the Fordham University Rams played [Continue Reading]
Is a C Average?
Is a C Average? A “C” Average GPA is a mean grade calculated from the marks attained in a certain examined course. A GPA of 2.00 points is considered fair by many institutions and is also referred to as a C average GPA, which is calculated by adding all the course grades’ equivalents, and then [Continue Reading]
This Week in Family Business
“WE RISE FROM ASHES, GOOD WE FAIL DO, WE RISE FROM ASHES. TIME CREATE OURSELVES NEW.” Many family businesses rise from ashes. Multi-generational family businesses recreate themselves. People work harder when their work seems meaningful. It’s our job in Family Businesses to help the team understand – why their work is meaningful, important and a [Continue Reading]