President’s Message – It Has Been a Wonderful Journey
I’d like to share my observations from my year as EFBC’s President which comes to a close on June 30th. The EFBC is in better shape than we were a year ago. In fact, we’re in great shape. Without the… Read more→
President’s Message – Learning From The Best
Succession planning. This week, we had a magnificent Family Business Day. We learned from five 100 year old companies that are still going strong. What a wonderful opportunity that was presented to us all! Thank you to our very effective… Read more→
President’s Message – April 7th, 2015
This is a bit of a divergence for me and this space, but I’m compelled to share this. We are blessed to have within our ranks many people that volunteer their time and experience to our working committees, the success… Read more→
President’s Message – Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
Do you agree with the following statement? “You don’t know what you don’t know – and that can bite you very hard.” Worse is when you think you know and you’re wrong. Have you ever been in that situation? I’ve… Read more→
President’s Message – Prayers For Positive Energy
At EFBC, we’re all about shared experiences, right? This month I’m sharing one of my personal experiences, the prayers that I keep with me all the time. I wish that I knew who wrote it first, but I don’t know… Read more→
President’s Message – Changing Our Culture: Introducing The Diversity
I’m contemplating forums and how they work over time; specifically the benefits that I get from my EFBC Forum. It’s a huge cornucopia (like that scrabble winner?). It’s more than I could have ever imagined before getting involved with the… Read more→
President’s Message – Promoting EI Outside The Workplace
I like writing about the things that I’m thinking about. I’d truly enjoy hearing back from you on these things or anything else that we should ponder. I’m seem to be talking over the canyon and have yet to hear… Read more→
President’s Message – Sudden Transformation
Let’s just call it hypothetical. It can happen to each of us. I suspect that most of us are expecting it, and I now suspect that few if any of us are really ready to face it well. A serious… Read more→
President’s Message – October 7th, 2014
I’ve been wondering about bringing family members into my business. Seems like a mighty nice thing to do. Trying to see this decision in 360 degrees, I came upon this thought: Will adding family to my company become a competitive… Read more→
President’s Message – It’s a Matter of Time
Last month I was contemplating the effect of personal tech devices on us and wondering if the way folks live with their smart phones is as wrong as it feels to me or if it’s really a revolution or perhaps… Read more→