Many of us are in multiple roles in our lives – mother/father, daughter/son, employee, director …as well as functioning as our own “life manager”. Each role requires distinct tasks and actions on our part and pretty soon, many of us feel overwhelmed. As simple as it may sound, making a list can help to keep …
Based on a deep understanding of family systems (relationships and dynamics), Dr. Blum has worked with family business clients for many years in her practice. Recently, she has affiliated with Kennesaw State University’s Cox Family Enterprise Center as executive faculty. Along with Center director, Dr. Gaia Marchisio and colleague Dr. Sherrill Hayes, Dr. Blum …
She was the office manager in an engineering firm. Every time something would break – whether a toilet or a fax machine – they would call out to her. “Betsy, the ____ is broken!” No request, just a statement. Quickly, she would arrive at the scene of the malfunction, ponder and repair the offending apparatus. …
Why do we do things the way that we do? What was the initial source of those habits and methods? And are they relevant today? And why ask this question in the context of leadership? A brief story may help to explain this: A young woman is preparing a pot roast while her friend looks on. …
Each of us has a human need to belong…to be a part of community. So we join fraternities, clubs, and groups of one sort or another, in our attempt to fill our most basic need for connection to others. And as leaders, our role in the group is to create “buy in” and to build …