When we work with family-owned businesses, a common question we hear from parents is, “How important is it, really, for our sons and daughters to work for someone else? Won’t that just delay their readiness for key roles in our own company?” In our view, it’s pretty important. We generally recommend [...]
We’ve all been there. We’re expecting an employee to do something or produce a desired result and it’s just not happening. The tendency may be to think they’re goofing off or being lazy, or that they have been side-tracked by other tasks and priorities. While either of these may be the case, it’s [...]
We’re all familiar with the children’s story, “The Three Bears” and how the young girl Goldilocks gets lost and wanders into their home where she proceeds to try their three bowls of porridge, to sit in their three chairs, and finally to try out their three beds. In each case, one is “too [...]
Okay. So you’re in charge of something. You’re experienced. You’re also pretty smart. Naturally, people come to you for direction. They pop their heads in your office, ask you a question. You give them an answer. And off they go to execute. … and you wonder why your people can’t seem to solve [...]
