Women in family enterprises still have a long way to go to catch up with the positions, responsibilities, leadership and control of the family enterprise that their male counterparts have today. For example, only 24% of family businesses are led by a woman who holds...
For many centuries, the idea of women leading anything was deemed ridiculous. When humans started going up the foodchain, men were out hunting while women were tasked to keep the children safe in the caves. During the Victorian Era, women’s purpose were quite...
Happy Washington's Birthday. As chief mentor of next-gen leaders, I’ve been reflecting on the extraordinary accomplishments and leadership of George Washington, hands-down one of the greatest military and political leaders in human history. In 1775, the American...
Since 1971, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been celebrated in the United States to commemorate the life, work, and tragic untimely death of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The holiday provides us with an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s myriad...
It is a term coined by Dave Ramsey, and he even wrote a whole book on it which I thoroughly recommend! In his book, Ramsey explains that success in businesses is hinged on both entrepreneurship and leadership. I love the term! And I’m jumping on the bandwagon, as I...
Despite our turbulent, ever-changing world, which has turned upside down since the global pandemic started earlier in 2020, I remain optimistic and pragmatic. I have been reflecting a bit lately... “Full Sail Ahead” was the theme of one of the eight annual Forbes...
(Article by JAMES WADDELL AND CLAIRE MILLER for BQLive) Creating any successful business is a very personal achievement. The closeness of the relationship, and shared vision and values, can often be a family business’ core strength. However, that intensity can also...
(Written by Professor Denise H. Kenyon-Rouvinez with Anne-Catrin Glemser) All over the world, families are looking for recipes to well prepare their next generations as potential successors for operational or board roles with businesses and family organizations....
I was frustrated. I was tired. I wasn’t able to lift the last of my heavy power cleans and I was agitated about it. I had found myself, all week long in fact, feeling ‘off’ at the Crossfit gym and feeling like I wasn’t doing enough.
Business starts out with a boom. The entrepreneur strikes out of love, passion, inspiration, and sometimes out of pure genius. Soon the idea becomes a company, and the company becomes fluid. The company becomes a place where people come to work every day and attempt...
Major League Baseball's Opening Day is March 30, 2023. While a number of philosophers have rapsidized about how the game touches man's soul, Terrance Mann's (James Earl Jones) beautifully encapsulates the game in “Field of Dreams”, “It’s only twenty dollars per...
You don’t have to be an expert to recognize that the American system of justice is deeply flawed. However, if, like Jay H. Sandak, president of the Herbert and Nell Singer Foundation of Stamford, Connecticut, you happen to be a practicing attorney with nearly five...
This series provides an overview of the concept of sustainability, why family businesses need to think differently about it, the powerful benefits of corporate sustainability, and some concrete steps that family businesses and rising generation leaders can take. For...
Good news if you’re a fan of intergenerational family rivalries, scheming siblings, and drug dependent cousins (at least when it doesn't involve your own family business), Season 4 of Succession returns to HBO for its final season on Sunday March 26. Season 4 picks up...