Our friend and colleague Ivie Burns offers business leaders and owners some timely advise to protect your estate. What do Howard Hughes, Leona Helmsley and J. Howard Marshall (of Anna Nicole Smith fame) have in common? All had estates that were hotly contested by named or would-be beneficiaries. In fact, disputes over a Last WillContinue reading “Guest Post: 5 Ways to Make Your Estate Plan Dispute Proof”
Category Archives: Strategic Planning
How “sticky” are your goals?
2016 is here! And with it likely comes great plans for your team or company in the coming year. I wonder what your world is like as the new year unfolds? Are you refreshed from the holiday season and ready to begin strong? Do you have a clear plan for January (and even FebruaryContinue reading “How “sticky” are your goals?”
Why planning for the future starts now
Leaders come and go. It’s part of the ebb and flow of organizational life. But what happens when the key executive exits through tragic circumstances? That very thing happened to a mega church in middle Tennessee and the way this organization has prepared and walked through (and continue to) provides a lesson for us all.Continue reading “Why planning for the future starts now”
There really is more to a name: employee classifications matter
Full time. Part time. Contract. Companies spend dollars on each of these workers. And while a dollar is a dollar to a budget, the distinction between these employment classifications may soon prove costly for employers who do not abide by the rules. In its proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year, the Department of LaborContinue reading “There really is more to a name: employee classifications matter”
NBC’s late night shuffle: NOT the model succession plan
Late night television has certainly been in the spotlight the last few weeks; however, it has nothing to do with opening monologues or headliner guests. NBC’s shuffle of the renowned Tonight Show has created a media stir network television hasn’t seen in some time. It’s interesting to note that the media frenzy of late isContinue reading “NBC’s late night shuffle: NOT the model succession plan”