December 2013: The Comfort of Certainty
Like most humans, I have a strong bias towards certainty. When my wife became pregnant for the first time, I rushed to a bookstore to...
November 2013: Listening to an Opposing View: One Observer’s Experience
Regarding the recent government shutdown a couple quotes caught my attention: “We’re very excited. It’s exactly what we wanted, and we...
October 2013: Revealing “Inside Information”: A Relationship-Building Strategy
I have written and spoken much over the years about “family fusion” – Dr. Murray Bowen’s description of how family members give up “self”...
September 2013: Signs of Over-Closeness In a Family Business
Can family members who work together benefit from emotional separateness? Blanket reverence for family togetherness often shields family...
August 2013: “Where Do I Go From Here With My Life?”
Every week, I hear some form of this question from business owners, young adults, and mid-lifers. It comes from those just getting...
July 2013: Questioning Assumptions
“People would rather believe than know.” E.O. Wilson Professor Emeritus, Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Two-time Pulitzer Prize...