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What should you do when the CEO ‘stays too long’?

05/13/2019

This article originally published in Corp! Magazine, May 2019 Professional athletes often extend their careers beyond their prime. Sometimes they even get to a point known as “punch drunk.” Maybe it’s because of money, celebrity, career goals, or nothing in the “what’s next” column. Regardless, supporters look at those athletes as playing too long to […]

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When the pot is still simmering, family business problems won’t be resolved

10/18/2018

This article originally published in Corp! Magazine, September/October 2018 Especially in a family business, the single best way to avoid conflict is to anticipate issues and resolve matters before the proverbial pot boils over. When times are good, the tendency is to put conflict on the back burner and let it simmer. The longer it […]

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Transitional Timing for a Generational Change in Ownership Can Be Key

03/29/2018

This article originally published in Corp! Magazine, 3/29/2018 T.S. Eliot was a famed twentieth-century British poet known for insightful quotes. My personal favorite is: “This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.” Everything ends, and perhaps its corollary is that “change is inevitable.” So it goes with family business […]

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