The million dollar mystery — Where’s the slippery puck going?
Are you as tired of talking about the pandemic as I am? It’s been the headline for 12 months now. We’ve lost so many and so much, stuck in a winter-dark Groundhog Day.
WITH MARTHA SULLIVAN
Harry and Meghan expose an ugly truth about family businesses
Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, described in heart-wrenching detail the feeling of being trapped as members of the royal family. What should have been a grand story of princes and princesses was breathtaking and sad, but it’s an all-too-familiar feeling for those involved in family businesses.
Why steamy office romances heat everyone up and threaten value
Vault.com reports that 58% of adults have engaged in a workplace romance. On one hand, this statistic doesn’t shock me in the least as work is where we spend the majority of our waking hours. On the other hand, it presents an HR landmine for everyone involved — and I mean everyone.
How financial blind spots are killing you
Accountants and CPAs are often ranked as a business owner’s most trusted advisor — over their attorney, banker, and yes, even spouse. Yet there is a common misconception among business owners about their accountant and what he or she “does” for them.
Business in the United States: Are we coming or are we going?
Did 2020 leave you wondering whether you were coming or going? If so, you aren’t alone.
There’s a National Cat Herders Day?
Whether business or personal, it has been a year of chasing our tails, getting into $#^!, and avoiding people (perhaps intentionally at first, and then since March out of necessity).
You can, but you may not
Just the other day, I was reminiscing about my fifth grade math teacher, Mr. Mercer. He was a wonderful teacher, firm with us precocious tweeners, yet with a great, sly sense of humor. One of his favorite comebacks to “Mr. Mercer, can I go to the restroom?” was “You can, but you may not.”
Your first option for transitioning your business may not be your best
2020 has renewed business owners’ thinking about company ownership. For some owners, 2020 is merely another bump in the road that they will roll over while holding the steering wheel tightly. For others, it’s been a perverse rush, literally and figuratively, as business has grown with the shifts in consumer and commercial demand.
How to free the dreaded annual planning process
It’s the time of year when many companies head into their planning and budgeting season. There is always a tension that accompanies this process. There is the tension between the known and unknown, scarcity and abundance, short-term and long-term, and finally, the tension of “who has time for this?”
3 thoughtful steps to combat workplace stress
How would you rate your ability to deal with stress these days? Chances are, if you’re like me, you are feeling it. Work lives up to its name (“work”). The juggle with family may have morphed into a third job of educator. And then there’s all the other chaos swirling about.
Spending half her career as an advisor to privately-held and family businesses and the other half in CFO/COO roles, Martha Sullivan is a partner and the succession planning practice leader in the business transition strategies group at Honkamp, Krueger & Co., P.C. She and her team have extensive experience assisting business owners achieve their personal, business, and transition goals. “Don’t think of the ‘exit’ from your business like it’s a four-letter word. Make it your next adventure!”
