If I had to pick one business skill above all others, I’d picked listening. Not hearing. Listening. Hearing is passive, listening is active. Actually, listening isn’t just a business skill, it’s more of a life skill. And it’s a critical skill because whatever problem you’re facing, the clues to its solution are all around you
Thinking of starting a family business? Better think twice.
In a recent edition of the Daily Herald’s Business Ledger, the focus was on family businesses. More specifically, the focus was on succession planning so that the business could remain in the family and continue to benefit family members for many generations. One of the stories discussed Klein Tools, a business that has been in