Our Blog: Exit Stage Right

If you’re part of a family business, you know that there are many joys and challenges to working with your family members. Whether you are in business with your spouse, your siblings, or your cousins, it’s wonderful on some days and...

Elon Musk:  “12 months ago, I was Person of the Year.”  (Twitter, January 3, 2023)

He still is…

Love him or hate him, he’s giving us some fabulous gifts through all of the Twitter/Tesla drama.  If...

“If you’re not growing, you’re dying” is a phrase that is often used this time of year.    Dollars to doughnuts, you’ve heard it said about business as well as your personal growth.  There’s...

You likely learned the power of “please” and “thank you” from your parents.  Those are words, we’re told, that hold magical powers.  When you say “please,” you are more likely to fulfill your...

The brain is a fascinating machine.  It powers our bodies, propels our actions, keeps us safe when there’s a sabretooth tiger in the house… all sorts of magical things.

It is also a saboteur. Research has shown that the brain is...

Are you a witch?  I am. 

Well, actually, I’m related to one.  One of the Salem Witches is in my family tree.  To some people, this may come as no surprise.  (Once, when I dressed up in a witch costume at work, some...

What is your favorite four-letter word?  Come on, now.  Fess up.  Even the most disciplined and polite among us secretly harbor a favorite. 

If you hang around me for any period of time, you know that I can be colorful with my...

This past week, I was working with a couple, Susan and Robert, who is sorting through their business succession plans.  Their story is a quite common one.  Rob has built a modest company that has met the needs of his family and his...

Have you heard the latest phenomenon in the whole labor game amidst our supply chain issues?  There’s a boomerang effect going on.  It’s as if, for both the workforce and supply chain dynamics, the folks counted their...

The glue is gone. She held you together as a family for so many years.  She was the reason you came together.  In honor to her and the family she built, you tried to put on the brave face, the happy face, the game face.  She was the...