As a succession planning keynote speaker, I meet a lot of family business and closely held company owners—and I find that a surprising number of them are operating without any kind of advisory board. Of course, most of them are attending my talks in the context of...
How the world has changed in recent months! As we’ve transitioned to working from home and back again—all whilst struggling to balance the challenges of “the new normal” during a global health epidemic—I wanted to offer a few thoughts on the value of human capital. As...
In my travels on the succession planning keynote speaker circuit, I meet a lot of business owners and CEOs. Not surprisingly, the subject of succession planning comes up often. What *is* surprising, though? The number of successful corporate leaders who claim to have...
Regardless of industry or company size, today’s business leader likely has some incredibly tough decisions ahead. With the entire world experiencing the COVID-19 crisis together, it’s clear that the rules of business engagement have changed—but it won’t be clear for...
You’ve done your succession planning homework, and you’ve taken all the right steps—whether this involved meticulously grooming younger members of the family business, or conducting an exhaustive search for a competent and closely aligned outside candidate for you...
Handing Over the Reigns is a must read for anyone who is contemplating passing their business on to the next generation. This book is based on Richard’s experience in a 4th generation 100 year old family business and from the work he has done with many other privately held companies in the UK and USA.