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Bringing Children Into The Family Business

By Hugh Massie ⋅ September 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In my work with entrepreneurs and family business owners there are quite divergent views about whether to bring children into the family business when they are young adults, or even at any stage. Some say never and others have a desire to perpetuate the family association with the business. There are [...]

Dream Bigger Than You Can Think

By Hugh Massie ⋅ August 12, 2009 ⋅ One comment

In recent times I have done a lot of talking about your “success impediments”. What is getting in your way to success? A lot of the time it is our own mind. We allow negative thinking to get in the way. This will be true at any time particularly when times are [...]

Importance of Private Businesses to Business

By Hugh Massie ⋅ July 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

When one looks at business, it is easy to miss or not appreciate the importance of private businesses and entrepreneurship. How often do you look to the larger public companies for opportunities, marketing and jobs? Probably a lot. This is what many first think of doing.
I would like to suggest that [...]

Effective Board Behavior

By Hugh Massie ⋅ July 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In recent months I have written a few blogs about corporate governance and business risk management. I have expressed the view that many of the corporate problems we have today are related to ineffective board governance. It has been interesting being in Europe for the past 2 weeks where this subject [...]

Identifying the Human Behavior Risks in Your Business

By Hugh Massie ⋅ June 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Back in March of this year, I wrote a blog about managing the human risks in your business. This issue has not gone off the radar screen. Identifying the human behavior risks in your business is critical to success. Every person has natural “blind-spots” which, if they go unchecked, can lead [...]

Shirt Sleeves to Shirt Sleeves in 3 Generations

By Hugh Massie ⋅ May 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In recent years there has been a lot written about how wealth created by the first generation (the entrepreneur) is lost by the third generation. Often the second generation has also added to the wealth. Then the third generation has lost it through being irresponsible, idle or simply making poor decisions.
Research from a range of [...]

Should You Be In The Business?

By Hugh Massie ⋅ April 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I have had some interesting discussions in the past week with financial advisors and managers of advisors. With the financial downturn everyone is evaluating where they are at. The big question being asked is: “Should you be in the business?”
My feeling is that over the next 1 to 3 years many [...]

Behavioral Profiles Leverage Your Intuition

By Hugh Massie ⋅ March 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In the financial services industry there are a lot of supporters for the use of behavioral profiles as part of the client discovery process and there are some detractors from using them. Like in any situation where there are detractors most have not yet had a positive experience or seen the [...]

Finding Meaning In Your Life

By Hugh Massie ⋅ September 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

For a few years now there has been an increasing trend toward people taking steps to find greater meaning in their life. Gradually, more and more people are having the courage to do it and not just talk about it. This may involve turning their back on what is a well paid [...]

Dreams and Goals

By Hugh Massie ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Would you prefer to be asked about your dreams or your goals?
Last week in one of our Wealth Mentor Community Calls we discussed this very question. Prior to the meeting, I had the Wealth Mentor participants read a book called the Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly. This book really brings out [...]

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