As businesses grow and reach inevitable inflection points, leaders face an inevitable question: How should our ways of working evolve to meet the challenges of a growing company?

Watch our blog this week as Wayne references an article about email marketing company Mailchimp and explains how Professionalizing your company can help the leadership team in not just curing growing pains but also taking the company to new heights of success.

In the hustle and bustle of family business life, it can be hard to see – much less appreciate - all the amazing blessings we have.

Watch our blog this week as Wayne outlines a few items on his Thanksgiving appreciations list.

We wish you all a very happy, safe, and blessed Thanksgiving!

Why do some leaders seem to drain intelligence and performance out of the people around them while others stimulate, motivate, and get so much more out of their work associates? Watch our blog this week as Wayne references a Wall Street Journal Bestseller Multipliers to answer this question and presents you with five key behaviors that distinguish Multipliers from Diminishers.

Much has been written about leadership and its impact on an organization's culture. But does leadership truly affect the performance of employees? Listen to our blog this week as my colleague Mike Flentje narrates a real life story from his days as a U.S. Navy and nuclear submarine commander and explains how leadership plays the key role in making one organization more successful than another.

Are you frazzled by non-stop activities and never-ending pressures? Most family business leaders today spend so much time working in their businesses that they get caught in the “busy-ness” trap. And it’s a trap, usually, of our own making.

Listen to our blog this week as Wayne explains what the busy-ness trap is and shares key tips to get past it so that you can structure your day and find that elusive work-life balance you desire.

We’d like to know what tips you have to share about effect time management. Please share your thoughts and comments.

There are many factors that result in success or failure of a business, but the one thing that sets a business ahead of its competitors is the quality of its people. Listen to our blog this week as Wayne references “The History of the Eagles” and shares the key to growing a successful business and sustaining it.

Family businesses have an alarming tendency to “decide not to decide” when faced with challenging circumstances which causes them to debate various alternatives. In fact, this phenomenon is almost epidemic. Failing to make difficult decisions is almost ALWAYS sub-optimal for both the business AND the family.

Listen to our blog this week as Wayne presents you with a great solution to promote good, timely decision making and overcoming the road blocks to keep your team moving.

Should there be an end to a family business leader’s quest for success? Is there a logical or practical stopping point?

Listen to our blog this week as Wayne attempts to answer this pressing question – When is Enough Enough? We look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments.

Every growing business reaches an inflection point at which they, inevitably, must make significant, even life-changing, decisions about their future.

Don’t get stuck in No Man’s Land. Listen to our blog this week as Wayne references this great book and shares strategies and opinions so you can survive and thrive.

Selling your family business is among the most important decisions that you may have to face as the family business owner. If you decide, as most senior generation leaders do these days, to sell your business to insiders, how you approach the sales and its aftermath is critical. Unfortunately, most traditional advisors spend almost all their time and attention on what has to happen to make the transaction work, and often - to the detriment of all - little effort is placed into what needs to happen AFTER the deal.

Listen to our blog this week as Wayne presents the best approach to take when selling your family business. We'd love to hear your thoughts and comments.