Leaders need to teach routines, create the rites and rituals appropriate for their organization. In 1975, a young, inexperienced second lieutenant reported to the 1st Armored Division in West Germany. The Division headquarters were in Ansbach with brigade units in the neighboring towns of Bamberg, Illesheim, Fürth (Nuremberg), Schwabach, Katterbach, Crailsheim, Erlangen, and Zirndorf. [Continue Reading]
Leadership and a Mirror
Bill Hybels talks about 360 leadership. Leading those above, those who work for you and those on an even par. Austin McCann wrote in his blog, “In leadership, the hardest person to lead is not other people, but it is ourselves. We can see that even Paul faced the frustration of trying to lead [Continue Reading]
Character, Competence and Chemistry in Family Owned Business
Recently the NCAA basketball season ended, both the Men’s and the Women’s champions have legendary coaches. Listening to the stories and the coaches; one had to ask. How do you win so often? What does it take to make a leader? Are there lessons a family business could learn from these two coaches? It takes [Continue Reading]
The Current Generation Needs to Lead Family Business
Every generation blames the one before and all of their frustrations. The Gettysburg address has 286 words, the Ten Commandments have 179 words, last week’s Internal Revenue Bulletin to explain one part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was 270 pages and over 100,000 words. Family Business is faced with many issues, the [Continue Reading]