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Month: September 2019

Position for Long-term Value Creation by Overcoming Barriers to Business Model Innovation

Scott Kirsner’s HBR article, The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies, analyzes a survey of large companies who were asked about obstacles they face when tackling innovation.  Top responses include the importance of politics, lack of executive alignment, a culture that doesn’t embrace change, and an inability to react to disruptions. I couldn’t agree … Continued

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Family Business 101: Succession Done Right

Poorly managed family business successions have destroyed untold amounts of value in individual businesses and ripped countless families apart.  Don’t let your business or your family fall victim to the same traps that have haunted business owners for generations.  Even the most successful family businesses often fail to address two golden rules of succession: Plan … Continued

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