
Keys to Hiring a Non-Family CEO
In private, family-owned companies, often there comes a time to have a non-family member be the CEO. This can be a challenging decision for the company and, more importantly, the family to make. The big questions are:
1. Will there be…

MVD – Most Valuable Director
In looking at your board members, how do you evaluate their value to the business? Having a room full of Most Valuable Directors (MVD’s as we like to call them) will lead to success. The first thing is to determine…

Squandered Opportunity!
In the local paper today there was an article in the business section about a local tech company that was sold for a fraction of its former value. All I could think was, what a squandered opportunity! This instance could…