by Mitzi | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog Posts
The Ultimate Soft Skill for Management: EMPATHY Want a surprising statistic? (For a hint, it has to do with soft skills.) Eighty-five percent of management success depends on people skills. Cynthia W. Lett, the woman who gives this statistic, has been advising...
by Mitzi | Apr 15, 2017 | Blog Posts
Family Businesses Can Learn from Military History Military Culture My late husband was fascinated by military culture, and you could often find him reading the biographies of famous generals. His fascination stemmed from his interest in human motivation. He often...
by Mitzi | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog Posts
Family Quarrels & Mediation– Pull Back from the Brink I hope you’re not reading this because you’re up against a family quarrel. The pain of a family quarrel can permeate every hour of every day. The fallout has the potential of threatening everything we all...
by Mitzi | Mar 20, 2017 | Blog Posts
What Family Businesses Can Learn From Military Culture For longevity and having an extraordinarily strong culture, few organizations can match our military. The military culture of our armed services began before the founding of our country, and it survives to this...
by Mitzi | Mar 6, 2017 | Blog Posts
Four Sure-Fire Ways to Stand Out in Your Career A young man in a class I was addressing at a Columbia University business class asked me a poignant question. “How do I stand out in my career?” He was in his mid-twenties, professionally dressed, and his body language...
