Category: Family Organization

  “Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world…if you do so, you are insulting yourself.” –Bill Gates, Founder, and CEO of Microsoft    Do you know the Joneses?  I am sure in one way or another we have all had a run in with them at one point or another.  There is that one family in every neighborhood. Let me tell you about the Joneses in our neighborhood.    We were on a walk around the neighborhood one day and as we walked by the house on the corner they just happened to have their garage door open.  As we walked by I happened to glance in and I had to do a double-take. In this garage, they had everything I Read more…

The key to a strong family is the same as strong building.  While everything on we see on the outside is what gets all the attention the foundation is what is going to make sure it stands the test of time.  Have you checked your families foundation lately?   I am sure at one point or another everyone has done it.  Spent hours online looking at house plans dreaming of what would be the perfect house.  We look at how many bedrooms, the style we want, or maybe you are looking for your dream kitchen.  This is the glitz and glamor that we all look for in that dream house.  Did you see all those great pictures of the foundation? Read more…

  For years now we have heard how great a company Google is and if you ask their employees they will be the first to tell you how great it is to be a part of that team.  With good reason, they have found themselves tops on the list of Glassdoors rankings of “50 Best Places to Work.”  As you look over the list it is full of companies who have found incredible success in their market.  One of the main contributors to this success is the culture that each one of these groups creates for their employees.   There have been many studies and much written about corporate culture but it can simply be defined as the beliefs and Read more…

Who do you call family?  If you are talking to most people it will consist of mom, dad, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, or some combination of these relatives.  I would say the same thing.  For the most part, our family is due to the relationships with the people of the family we are born into. As I have been studying families and organizations I have come to the realization that family has less to do with who you are born to and more to do with the relationships you have.  I believe that people can become family with someone they have never met as they get to know that person. There are two things that I believe tie us together as a Read more…