by eWay Corp | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
Not too long ago, a client asked how he could his family members more excited about the family business. “What would you do?”, he asked. “What are you trying to sell them? The business or the legacy?” I asked. He paused and then replied...
by eWay Corp | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
Life seems to be full of “Goldilocks” moments. You know, the time when whatever is going down is just right. So, when it comes to giving family members, employees, of partners the benefit of your counsel, when does that magic feedback moment actually occur? Before...
by eWay Corp | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
We talk a lot about the need for buy-in. Most of us understand the value of willing cooperation, and we struggle mightily to actually have it come about. If it’s such a valuable concept, why is it so hard to achieve? A UK colleague, David Molden, talks about the...
by eWay Corp | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
“We desperately need a culture of accountability around here! Nobody really seems to care whether or not school keeps. How can I make people more accountable around here (including, in some cases, my children, my parents, my spouse, my siblings)?” Well, you can use...
by eWay Corp | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
When it comes to creativity, most of us have won the genetic lottery. Trouble is, most of us get trapped in a “good enough” comfort zone, even when “good enough” isn’t. It’s not that we don’t have the tools to grapple with business, family, and succession problems...
by eWay Corp | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
Disagreeing agreeably with others is an art form. For some of us, it’s intuitive and comes quite naturally. For others, it’s a learned behavior driven by unpleasant experience at home with family or at work with business associates. And, there’s that group that...