Sometimes I feel like Indiana Jones when I’m coaching and navigating my way through family business dynamics. There are hidden obstacles and traps around every corner! I’ve been looking for the treasure map, the…
I have been working with family businesses for over 15 years and spent 50 years living in close proximity to my family business, Walsh Bros. Office Equipment. I’ve developed the Family Business Deliberate Practices™…
Here is a great article about all things family business. References to fights of biblical proportion, to finding ways to being a business first family. I thought the best quote came from West Mathison who said…
Here we go, it’s the holiday season and we get to go out and buy a whole bunch of gifts for people who we don’t really want to spend money on and we…
Today’s letter is from Ron in Maine: Dear Coach Pete, I have 3 sons and a daughter all working in the business. They’re all doing a good job and I know how lucky I…
Hi, it’s Coach Pete and it’s almost Thanksgiving time. It’s one of my most enjoyable times of the year. Families get together at the dinner table and really reflect on the things they have to…
Hi, it’s Coach Pete. Today’s letter is from Jeff in Seattle. Jeff writes: Dear Coach Pete, My brother and I have been working together for 7 years and I am not sure I can…
It’s amazing the physical energy we take up on our families. In or out of a family business – our family members can frustrate us like nobody else can! Why is that? These should…
Don’t under estimate the power of friendship and fellowship in the family business. When I asked a family group what they wanted, Jeff, one of the brothers, said, “Camaraderie.” It turned out to be…
By now you understand theat practice is the key to high levels of results. What is your practice plan? Let me make a few suggestions of typical business structures that could be good practice…
Now that we know about deliberate practice, the question becomes what should I be practicing in the deliberate practice sort of way? Only you and your team know what would be a stretch past…
Bill Shover, my Little League baseball coach, had a practice plan that was regimented and the same every time. As I look back now, I can see it was deliberate practice. We warmed up,…
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