BLACKBERRY ADD, PART 2
Harvard Medical school psychiatrist and Attention Deficit Disorder expert Edwin Hallowell has identified an epidemic of ADD-like symptoms among…
BLACKBERRY ADD, PART 1
I’ve sent a copy of Crazy Busy to each of our three very busy middle-aged children, along with an email that begins: “With whatever influence that…
A SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS?
A Science of Happiness? Yes.
From Greenland fishermen and African Massai warriors, from Americans, Danes, Turks, Swiss, Fijians, and Japanese, a…
A FAMILY COUNCIL FOR THE RELATIONAL ESTATE
I’ve been searching for an expression to describe what’s most valuable to a successful business family, other than its wealth . Some suggest…
A BUSINESS FAMILY IS NO EASY TASK
I define a “business family” as two or more relatives who own valuable property together. A business family may be partners in a family partnership….
39 CRITICAL QUESTIONS
For more than a decade we have used the 39 Critical Questions as agenda builders for family discussion. Most business families find all of their…
EGYPTIAN BUSINESS FAMILIES: AN AMERICAN VIEW
Reprinted from Families in Business, Mar/Apr 2004
Sensitive Americans wince at cultural gaffes committed by other Americans traveling abroad. A…
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…
NARCISSISTIC LEADERS
The following are extracts from an article “Narcissistic Leaders: The Incredible Pros, the Inevitable Cons” by Michael Maccoby in the…
MANAGING ONESELF
Extracts from Peter Drucker’s “Managing Oneself”
Published in Harvard Business Review March-April 1999
Success in the knowledge economy…