There are as many ways to set your business up to successfully transition, as there are ways it can go off the rails. Is it

Creating a business that is deal ready can make all the difference to your financial security in the long term- be that attracting investors, key

Human beings are hard-wired for connection and community Business owners frequently underutilize the value of a successful team. As The M&A Coach, I encourage owners

Today as leaders, we can combine psychology with neuroscience and our own experiences, to intentionally, mindfully, create a community within our organizations that: lowers our

Today I’d like to take a few minutes to discuss relationships ~ specifically: The “Why” ~ leaders should care about developing business relationships The tools

Service v. Excellence: Valuable Values, Especially When Integrated Today we continue with our discussion of Will of Widget & Co. You may remember that Will’s

Last week we examined personal values. Let’s use this week to really dig into values within in your organization. You were asked to choose five

Values Assessment Navigating the many twists and turns of business ownership can be a complex process. Identifying & prioritizing your values provides direction in decision

I like this acronym. It stands for: Compilation Review Audit Valuation Estate Planning On of the most confusing aspects of buying, selling, or passing ownership

What is your strategy for creating wealth from your business? Some family-owned, closely-held business owners begin by focusing on the profit and loss sheet, or

Before you engage in a difficult conversation, give some thought to your intentions and assumptions. Dial back the internal dialogue. Ask yourself, how true are

Most of us have too much noise inside (and outside) of our heads, don’t we? Listening is a skill and a discipline. Our clients have

Let’s talk about body language. Amy cuddy does it really well in her TED Talk. Take a look and compare what you’re saying to how

Last week I shared 3 tips that can impact your relationships in business. Let’s dive into those sticky, tricky underlying assumptions that make it hard

Relationships have ups and downs. Let’s see a show of hands for those who have faced challenges in partnerships, with family, customers, clients, marriages, and

The last GAIL is the “L” for limiting beliefs. These are beliefs that we hold to be true, live by, work by, swear by –

The third GAIL is interpretation. What is an interpretation? It is defined as, “an explanation or way of explaining”. Recently, Farnham Street published an article,

The next GAIL is the “A” for assumption. Farnham Street recently shared an article entitled, “First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge”. In it

The first GAIL is called the Gremlin. We all have those inner voices that drive us to ignore our self-care routines, feed our anxieties, and

As business owners, one of our challenges is to recognize when our GAIL’s are driving the business bus. The G stands for the Gremlin in

Learn to identify Deal Doomers, and to use the Dynamic Deal tools to ASCEND. You can devise A System for Collaborative Engagement in Navigating Disruption-