Family Business BlogThe Family Business Blog [short for "web log"] is our mini-journal about Family Business Experts. It lets you know...
To subscribe to our blog, right-click on the orange RSS button (top of left margin) and then paste the URL into your RSS reader. Or click on the My Yahoo! button or My MSN button if you prefer to read our blog updates there. No e-mail necessary. Not sure what RSS and blogging is all about? Click on the "What's an RSS Feed?" link (top of left margin). Family Reunion Games Promote Family ValuesFamily reunion games promote family values, bonding and fun. Learn about the game we found where every family member helps make their family's own board game. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family Reunion Games Promote Family Values" Alcoholism Impacts Family BusinessesAlcoholism impacts family businesses - tell us your story! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcoholism Impacts Family Businesses" Family Business SWOT AnalysisFamily business SWOT analysis can be a critical exercise in making a family business successful. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family Business SWOT Analysis" Alcohol AddictionAlcohol addiction can destroy a family and the family business Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Addiction" Family Businesses Help HaitiThe devastating earthquake that hit Haiti triggered a huge response from family businesses. Seeking to raise money for the people of Haiti, family businesses donated money, products and services. We have put up a new page on our web site Haiti Help Organizations and we invite family businesses that are helping in the Haitian relief effort to post their story. We would like to recognize these family businesses for their generosity and hopefully their story will inspire other family businesses. To post the Haitian Help story from your family business, click on the link at the bottom of this Blog. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family Businesses Help Haiti" Family Business ConsultingOur family business consulting offers proven and powerful strategies for dealing with the unique and complex problems that confront and confound families in business together! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family Business Consulting" Stillwater BalloonOur story... told through a lovely newspaperman... If there is anything the Jacobs family of Lakeland MN understands, it's how to use what they have been Permalink -- click for full blog post "Stillwater Balloon" Site Build It InformationSite Build It information points ot how you can have much more than a web site - make it a web business! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Site Build It Information" Dealing With Alcoholism in a Family BusinessDealing with alcoholism in a family business is a tough and complex problem that can wreck the family and destroy the family's business Permalink -- click for full blog post "Dealing With Alcoholism in a Family Business" Family Business ForumThe Family Business Forum provides a soap box for family business owners. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family Business Forum" Family Mission StatementA family mission statement helps to separate the family's interaction with the family business. Permalink -- click for full blog post " Family Mission Statement" Preparing A Mission Statement is Do-ablePreparing a mission statement is challenging - you are trying to capture into about a page the very essence of your family business. Discover some of our hints and ideas. It can be done. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Preparing A Mission Statement is Do-able" Company Mission Statements: Dreams and GoalsCompany mission statements show how the dream will become reality - the goals a company must reach and the methods it will use to reach those goals - what the company is all about. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Company Mission Statements: Dreams and Goals" Family feuds can be avoided with seven simple tipsFamily feuds won't kill your family business if you follow these seven simple tips. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family feuds can be avoided with seven simple tips" Honor FlightHonor Flight is organized as a volunteer organization to fly WW II veterans to Washington DC to visit the World War II Memorial. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Honor Flight" Change Management Theories: looking for a winnerChange management theories BPR and TQM are partial. The Theory of the Holonomic Organization finally seems to be a complete theory for change and adaptation. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Change Management Theories: looking for a winner" Professional Search of AtlantaWe are a father and son partnership and our mission statement: To expand our visibility and value within our market, by continuing to supply our top tier Permalink -- click for full blog post "Professional Search of Atlanta" ODS-OLCorporate governance now has new accountability standards. ODS-OL is the perfect tool for Directors and executives who need to meet these new standards. Permalink -- click for full blog post "ODS-OL" Family Business Innovation - “If it ain’t broke, break it”Family business innovation drives entrepreneurship, not caretaking. Learn how to start an innovation program and 10 mind sets that have to change. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family Business Innovation - “If it ain’t broke, break it”" Blink ThinkBlink think is the phrase we use when discussing Malcolm Gladwell's book Blink The Power of Thinking withouThinking. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Blink Think" Altruistic MarketingAltruistic Marketing is a great marketing strategy for family businesses. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Altruistic Marketing" Family Business Mission StatementsFamily business mission statements often reflect how the family's values influence decision making in a family business. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family Business Mission Statements" Organizational StrategyOrganizational strategy is concerned with envisioning a future for your family business, creating value in the eyes of your customers, and building and sustaining a strong position in the marketplace. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Organizational Strategy" Project KickStart and Microsoft ProjectProject KickStart and Microsoft Project are two major project management software packages. Our web master and project manager compares them to see which one you should use - or both! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Project KickStart and Microsoft Project" Haiti Help OrganizationsHaiti help organizations need donations to support their efforts in Haiti Permalink -- click for full blog post "Haiti Help Organizations" Sample Mission StatementsSample mission statements to inspire your creativity. Come and see some dynamite examples and link to a great collection. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Sample Mission Statements" Conflict NegotiationsConflict negotiations in a family business are complex because they involve family, management and ownership issues. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Conflict Negotiations" Private Investigator - Introduction and case studiesA private investigator provides family business with a wide range of services. Meet our family business security expert and read about some of the cases he has solved. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Private Investigator - Introduction and case studies" True Crime StoriesTrue crime stories from family businesses are presented as a learning opportunity for other family businesses. Permalink -- click for full blog post "True Crime Stories" Religious CultsReligious cults - Pray or Preying? Harold Copus interview. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Religious Cults" Communication GraphicsCommunication graphics can improve presentation skills for family businesses. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Communication Graphics" Family Business AdvisorFamily business advisor Don Schwerzler, top family business expert and founder of the Family Business Institutehas been studying and advising family businesses for more than 40 years. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Family Business Advisor" Wounded Warrior ProjectWounded Warrior Project is an organization that supports men and woman wounded in battle Permalink -- click for full blog post "Wounded Warrior Project" 29 Leadership Practices - The FoundationThese 29 leadership practices are the foundation for adaptable organizations. They support the holonomic processes, which enable the desired organizational characteristics. Permalink -- click for full blog post "29 Leadership Practices - The Foundation" Business Communication - Many Channels to NavigateBusiness communication is always an important function that family businesses need to manage with a clear vision and strategy. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Business Communication - Many Channels to Navigate" "Battleground" Describe Your Family Business?A battleground can result in the family business from mixing good family behaviors with an effective business system. Permalink -- click for full blog post ""Battleground" Describe Your Family Business?" Computer Learning SkillsHelping managers and associates improve their computer learning skills is a smart investment for family businesses. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Computer Learning Skills" Thanking of YouBecause of the nature of our work as trusted advisors to family businesses, we become very close to our clients – often they are more friend than client. When we get a “thank you” note from them – each one is special because we know it comes from their hearts. During the Holiday season most businesses get “thank you for your business” notes of appreciation from vendors/suppliers. But why not expand that concept of saying “thanks”? If that idea makes sense, there is a web site we recommend you visit http://www.thankingofyou.com In April, 2008 Nora Firestone created a detailed plan: A Web site, whereby people can post their thank you stories to those who've made a difference and whereby, no matter where the recipients (or their families) roam on Earth, they can log on and learn about how they've made a difference, when, and to whom. An interesting comment from her web site – about saying “Thank you” to the people who work for your business, "These are the words that never appeared at the bottom of their paychecks. These are the life-affirming perspectives they need to realize. Now they will. It's monumental." “I liked the concept used to develop ThankingofYou.com – it resonates with me because of our interest in altruistic marketing strategies,” notes leading family business expert Don Schwerzler. “We know that altruistic marketing is a force multiplier when it comes to marketing strategies for family businesses.” To learn more about altruistic marketing, click on the link at the bottom of this Blog. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Thanking of You" 4 Ps of Marketing - The Controllable Elements of Your Marketing PlanThe 4 Ps of marketing classify the controllable elements of your marketing plan. Product, place [distribution] and promotion are all expenses; price brings in revenue. Using A Ghost Writer Makes Good Business SenseUsing a ghost writer makes good sense for small to medium-sized family businesses. Learn about several situations where a seasoned ghost writer can present the family's best interests. 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