A few days ago I received a question from a reader who had seen an article in the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly titled ‘A clean break: Mike’s Carwash owners reorganise’. The article discusses a local, and obviously well known…
Can Entrepreneurs Become Too Obsessed?
More often that not it is the drive and relentless commitment of a business person that will see their business become a success. It may take years but they stick at it and in the end it all comes together…
Are There Leadership Styles?
A recent article in Fast Company titled “6 Leadership Styles and When You Should Use Them”, made me pause and ask again a question which has crossed my mind before – Are there really different leadership styles that you can…
Family Business Succession in Japan
Over how many generations do you think a business can pass in a family succession tradition? Well, according to an article in South China Morning Post, the Hoshi Royan in the Awazu Osen district off the northwest coast of Japan,…