12 Rules for Family Business Failures
Did you know that 80% of the businesses in the United States are family-owned? And did you know family businesses contribute 50% of the gross…
Lean Into Hard Problems
Bill Campbell, a legendary mentor and executive coach to many of Silicon Valley’s biggest achievers died last April. During FORTUNE’s recent Brainstorm Tech conference in…
What’s the best management advice you’ve ever received?
The 2016 Fortune 500 List was published this month. Fortune also surveyed the CEOs of the 500 list, asking them “What’s the best management advice…
The Best Companies To Work For
Fortune’s annual list for 2016 is here. The major themes that emerge from the winners this year are: fairness (in pay), recognition, and gender equality….
Three people you must have on your Advisory Board!
One of the greatest assets you can have as a business owner/entrepreneur is an advisory board. Running a business is simply easier if you have…
2015 Top Business Leaders and Books
The New Year 2016 is just around the corner! Planning season is in full swing. Successful companies are creating their roadmap for 2016. I have…
How Do I Know I Have the Right People?
PEOPLE. Of all the components of business, people continues to reign as the number one decision for success and growth. Jim Collins, author of Good…
How to Tell When Someone’s Full of $#*
BS artists. They are more prevalent than ever in our user-generated content-crazy world. And they have burned many of us in our business and personal…
What Separates Successful Business Owners from Less Successful Ones?
Gallup studied 2,500 entrepreneurs to understand the actions and decisions that lead to bigger, more valuable businesses. One of the many things they discovered is…
Leading with Lollipops
I want to start by asking all my readers: How many of you are completely comfortable calling yourselves a leader? Some yes? Many are not,…
