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... or, how to win football games Market Analysis for Small Family- Owned Businesses in the US Yesterday a client said, “We’re too small. We can’t afford consulting. We make less than $1M in annual revenue. We build decks and patios. This...
How d you accelerate change in the Thanksgiving season, this season of family gatherings? I’m often surprised at what business psychologists know that family leaders could benefit from knowing and practicing... here’s my favorite example. As we approach the season of...
- please copy, share and use this post! My Annual Self-Assessment Form Date: _________ Step 1: List the top 5 people who are most important in my life today. Instructions: For each statement below, imagine how those who know you well would score you. Use a scale of 1...
Seven steps to build leadership skills in family businesses. All family business leaders struggle to balance tradition and innovation. That tension is vital, because it forces leaders to ask questions like, “What is our core business?,” “How can we adapt or innovate?”...
Lately I’ve been studying the design of psychological thrillers to determine what I like and don’t like. And what I might adopt or discard in my writing. After identifying best sellers with over 5 million copies sold, from contemporary male authors, I settled on Alex...
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From the back cover: They inherited material wealth. And chaos. Will, Harper, and Nora Lee Dawson are heirs to a vast Southern empire. But when their father dies without a will and their calculating mother disappears, the family’s motto becomes a curse. Do they...
Over decades of work with family business leaders, wealth advisors, and family office professionals, I see the same pattern. Failures result from too much dependence on financial and legal matters. People are emotional. Families are doubly emotional! Right? Think...
March 11, 2025 Adapted from a conversation with Doug Gray, PhD and Israel (Jon) Hillegeist on cutting through AI noise and finding real solutions With so much noise surrounding artificial intelligence these days, it's easy for leaders to feel overwhelmed. Is AI just...
Let's get real... By Doug Gray, PhD Artificial intelligence dominates headlines with promises of revolutionary change, so it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the noise. But beneath the hype and buzzwords lies tremendous value that can be applied immediately—particularly...
Summary: In a time of rapid AI acceleration, family business leaders must balance innovation with intergenerational trust. Here are six key risks—from data privacy to ethical forecasting—and practical AI applications already transforming client engagement. Drawing on...
And why we should talk about it! Yes, the pyramids and Great Wall are significant structures. However, if I were to list the greatest wonders of the world, Tribalism would be #1. Think about it. You and I do whatever we can to protect our loved ones. Their safety is...