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Generation Kopf Unten – The Head Down Generation

February 19, 2019 By HRB Family Business Consulting Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Effective Business Tagged With: personnel management, technology

How To Bridge the Generational Technology Gap in a Brave New Family Business World

November 27, 2013 By HRB Family Business Consulting Leave a Comment

How To Bridge the Generational Technology Gap in a Brave New Family Business World

Oh, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in’t! Generations impact family businesses. Technology is a critical part of family business. Many family firms have come to rely on advanced, automated tools and processes. Today’s Generation Gap in family firms maybe the [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Technology Management Tagged With: Appropriate Technology, Brave New World, business small business, Critical Issues, family business, Generation Gap, Generational Technology Gap, Right Technology, technology, Technology Gap, Technology Issues

Are You A Leader Or Laggard In The Digital Divide?

May 8, 2012 By HRB Family Business Consulting Leave a Comment

  “The digital divide has increasingly become about knowledge and adoption of new technologies rather than access. Which side of the divide are you on – are you a leader or a laggard?” This week there were a few events/blogs that really triggered our thoughts. The first was a “Mastermind” meeting. Initially put off by [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Continuous Improvement Tagged With: andrew carnegie, development, digital divide, digital media, digital technologies, digital technology, divide, family business consulting, hrb, knowledge, laggard, mastermind, napoleon hill, new technology, technology, wre

Consider Millennials In Your 5-Year Family Business’ Strategic Plans

December 20, 2011 By HRB Family Business Consulting 1 Comment

. The Pounding of T.S. Elliot , Technology and Generations Last week there was an article reviewing Technology in 2011, the writer spoke of Twitter, Blackberry, Zuckerberg’s Facebook finally commenting on T.S. Elliot’s The Waste Land. His point was the power of a Kindle or iPad to permit you to read and hear this classic [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Family Owned Business Tagged With: captions, demographics, dream, dreams, facebook, family business, generation y, generations, jim craig, millennials, plan, planning, skill, strategic planning, technology, technology report, viggo mortensen, world wide web

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