How Will I Be Remembered? Messages and Metamessages
I’m in the de-clutter mode, discarding accumulated stuff to spare my survivors someday sorting through it. The poet Keith Douglas had it right: “Simplify me when I am dead.” Sending outdated professional files to the shredder has been easy, satisfyin... Read More
DIVORCE? NO. MURDER? YES!
The late Ruth Bell Graham, outspoken wife of evangelist Billy Graham was once asked if she had ever contemplated divorcing her husband. Her reply:... Read More
YOUR “NUMBER” PART TWO
In his new book, “The Number”, Larry Eisenberg focuses on three building blocks to a fulfilling retirement: money, health, and happiness.
In an... Read More
YOUR “NUMBER” PART ONE
As we flew out of Phoenix, a flight attendant pointed to the book I was reading, "The Number" by Larry Eisenberg, former editor of Esquire magazine.... Read More
WORKING WITH FAMILY BUSINESS CONSULTANTS
Reproduced with permission from CCH INCORPORATED, 2700 Lake Cook, Riverwoods, IL 60015
Journal of Practical Estate Planning, June-July 1999, p.... Read More
WOMEN KEY TO BRIGHTER FUTURE IN MIDEAST
Two years ago I flew to Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf. I was a guest speaker at the first annual meeting of the Council of Arab... Read More
OUTSIDE DIRECTORS’ EMOTIONAL ROLE
Directors are well advised to heed the old adage ‘noses in, fingers out.’ But in family firms, don’t forget about the heart.
“Noses in, fingers... Read More
