Proven Strategy for Success
Article Authored by Joe Paul, M.S. with the Aspen Family Business Group The more complex the family business issues the more important ceremony becomes. Eight years ago the Smith family was in chaos over ownership and management issues. Now they are a role model for family governance. At the 7th Annual Gathering the Smith Family [...]
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I just delivered an overview of our META – Model for Change “TADAP” at the 2011 4th Quarter Meeting for the Consortium of Advance Management International (CAM-I). TADAP is a transformational model of change that looks at the “we”; which is a complex and dynamic arrangement between an individual, the organization that the individual resides [...]
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Appreciate (v) – The act of recognizing the best in people or the world around us; affirming past and present strengths, successes, and potentials; to perceive those things that give life (health, vitality, excellence) to living systems. What a powerful description! A description that in a world of perceived fear, turmoil, and trepidation, we can [...]
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It is a somber flight, Alaska Flight 30 – Portland to Boston, 9/11/11. It all started on Friday when my little sister Bert emailed me and said, “You’re flying to the east coast on 9/11, be careful”. The email felt like a bullet, and memories of 9/11 were now everywhere. What was nestled in my [...]
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by John A. Miller Managing Director of Arkonas Corp. Top Ten reasons managers hate the budgeting process, courtesy of friend and colleague Alan Stratton: 1. It takes too @*!%?# long! 2. Doesn’t help me run the business 3. It’s out of date before it’s even finished 4. Too much game playing 5. Too many iterations [...]
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