The Blog
Featured
Measuring the Success of Your Family
For 2023, consider making some adjustments for your family. I often say that one of the simple ways to measure the success…
Start with Your Family Stories
Building great family culture starts with stories. Brad Grey of Walking the Text teaches a simple truth: in Jewish families, from birth…
The Words You Use to Describe Your Family
Ashley, Jessica, Nathan & Joseph. These are my four. They’ve been joined by sons-in-law Ben and Phillip. And this year we’ve added…
Which Generation Has the Greatest Economic Power?
Which U.S. generation holds the most economic power? That’s the focus of a post by Iman Ghosh for Visual Capitalist, a piece…
Tracing the Lifecycle of the Multi-Generational Family Business
Have you ever considered the lifecycle of the family business? Of a successful multi-generational family? We tend to not think about it…
Reconciliation in the Family Business
Guest post: Family business adviser Lance Woodbury explores the story of Jacob and Esau, noting that reconciliation after conflict starts with one…
16 Ideas for How to Give Away $100
I’ve got an unusual challenge for you: pick a day and give away $100 in cash. I call it the “Give a…
Family Legacy, Community, and Theology of Place
What is “theology of place”? RuthAnne Irvin writes a wonderful article on place, telling the story of Ruthie Leming, wife, mother of…
Aging Cheerfully or Grumpily—The Seeds We Sow
The seeds you sow all your life show up as you age. Will you grow into a cheerful old person or a…
Be Grateful for the Gift of Opportunity
OK, I had to laugh. I saw this post on Visual Capitalist earlier this month: Which country is the cheapest for starting…
How Much Money Do You Need to be Wealthy?
Guest Post: Richard Orlando, Ph.D., writes about a recent survey on how much money it takes to be “wealthy,” and points to…