HAPPY WORK
“Work is much more fun than fun!” exclaimed actor-writer Noel Coward.
Happy work is better work. Happy workers get better evaluations, more…
HAPPINESS, MISERY AND WEALTH
The U.S. Declaration of Independence enshrines “the pursuit of happiness” as an inalienable right. But what is happiness? Who is happy? And how does…
HAPPINESS II: ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Martin Seligman, the founder of “positive psychology” 1 , is the most influential psychologist of our day. Findings from his “happiness research”…
HAPPINESS AS A SURVIVAL SKILL
According to anthropologists, our brain architecture has changed little during the past 250,000 years. Our brains still carry strong primal survival…
HANGING ON, LETTING GO, OR “LETTING GROW”
Some thirty years ago, an anxious parent removed the training wheels from Lance Armstrong’s tiny two-wheeler.
No doubt Lance wobbled, fell a few…
FRIENDSHIPS
A recent photo of President George W. Bush and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah attracted wide attention. President and Prince were holding hands. This…
FEUDS AND FLASHPOINTS
When my great uncle, John Calhoun Bell, was county attorney in western Colorado, the local doctor challenged him to a duel. It was 1876. Friends…
FAMILY WEALTH IN CRISIS
The turbulence in world financial markets confronts wealthy families with acute crisis management.
Some will call upon wise family organization to…
FAMILY REMODELING
Genealogy rewinds: Who were your ancestors? Where did they come from? What were they like five, six, seven generations ago?
Family building fast…
FAMILY PAYROLLS: EVERYTHING FROM SENSIBLE TO WHACKY
Family payrolls range from sensible to downright whacky. Here’s my take on compensation in business families.
“Sweat equity” entitles a relative…