Lessons with Bill

For 2023, consider making some adjustments for your family. I often say that one of the simple ways to measure the success…

6 generations of business success. We tend to not think like that. In America, often the mantra has been build to sell—not…

What’s the purpose of family? When I ask that question at the beginning of The Power of Your Family Legacy workshop, the…

Building great family culture starts with stories. Brad Grey of Walking the Text teaches a simple truth: in Jewish families, from birth…

I was at a conference not long ago speaking about the subject of family. It was surprising about the number of families…

I’m not a big believer in New Year’s Resolutions. But I am a big believer in studying the past to make plans…

Christmas—it’s more than a manger. It’s more than a spot in time. It’s more than a Christmas card. It’s more than the…

In Part I of this series, we looked at the all too perfect Christmas play that focuses on the moment of the…

I’m sure you’ve seen it —whether on Christmas cards or the annual Christmas play. There’s Mary, the tender young girl, perhaps with…

Are you getting married? Setting up a new household? There’s an oft repeated phrase: “A man shall leave his father and mother…

Building family culture—it’s not a phrase I hear often. In the business world, or the nonprofit world, we hear a lot of…

You don’t get to be in the family business just because of your last name. Most families only have a 30% chance…