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So you’ve chosen a successor, you’re preparing them to lead the business and you’ve told everyone what you’re doing.  Now it’s just a matter of executing the [...]

Last week, we tossed around ideas on preparing your successor.  There are so many people and things they need to know.  You need to have a detailed, written plan [...]

Last week we discussed identifying your successor.  We could write for weeks on the qualities that person should have (and we will), but for now we’ll move on to the next [...]

Congratulations!  The fact that you’re reading this means that you’re at least willing to think about succession planning, which puts you ahead of most people.  There are so [...]

Here’s a sobering truth about family business:  Only about 30% survive to the second generation (per the Family Business Institute in Raleigh, NC).  Think about that.  [...]

Today, we are sharing a guest blog post from Kelly McDonald.  Kelly is a marketing and advertising expert with more than 20 years of global advertising agency experience.  She is a [...]

Today’s post is a guest blog from Marisa Gift.  Marisa, a trainer at Dale Carnegie Training, is blogging on a year of living the the Dale Carnegie Principles.  Check out her [...]

Why is it that change is so hard for so many of us? Me included. First, as human beings we don’t like uncertainty, and change – almost any type of change – inherently involves [...]

Last week I made a trip to Minneapolis to watch my beloved Minnesota Twins play baseball at Target Field. I’m always talking about getting away to more games, but most often it’s just [...]

We’re almost there.  I’ve spent six weeks trying to lay out a long-term strategy development process that isn’t overwhelming (I hope).  I’ve tried to break [...]