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How do I manage unproductive family members who are in the business?
Blog first appeared in the University of San Francisco, School of Management, Gellert Family Business...
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What can fiction teach us about truth?
While both Yellowstone and Succession showcase a variety of exaggerated conflicts rooted in drama, they do an incredible job of capturing the power of family dynamics and headlong emotions. We see animosity, resentment, avoidance and tensions between siblings and generations, all reflections of reality we can learn from.
“We must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.”
We already know successful business owners are accustomed to pivoting their product or service according to the tides of consumer demands. COVID-19 proved this. But what many business owners may not be so familiar with is pivoting to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse labour pool, in order to achieve the same level of success.
All the world’s a stage but that doesn’t mean people want a performance
Performative allyship is especially insidious because it can be incredibly difficult to identify and address. The kind of workplace engaged in this performance is almost certainly seeing high rates of attrition from underrepresented employees who feel powerless to do anything about the unfair and unequal treatment they experience. Learn about the difference between good and bad allyship, why your people care and why you should too.
All the goldfish are better than one when it comes to community design.
“Goldfish don’t see water. Goldfish see what’s in the water, they see what’s refracted through the water, but I assume… that goldfish don’t see the water itself. And yet there it is. It’s their environment… It shapes everything they do and everything they see. But they don’t see it.”
Thinking about ways to improve your brand? We recommend looking at your list of suppliers.
When a government, community, or organization commits to diverse supplier initiatives, they gain access to new products and services, enhance market competition, create and maintain local job creation, support innovation, and create opportunities for underrepresented groups. They also score big with consumers.
Can you see the forest for the trees?
In this economy, how many successful companies do we hear boasting about being staunchly unwilling to adapt? In the wake of COVID, the notion sounds absurd but it’s more common than you might think.
