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Colleagues Celebrate a Leader Who Empowered Others

"If you want to lead, I would pay close attention to Dick's model...and if you are lucky enough to work for someone like this, you just won the lottery!" -- Brad Anderson In honor of Dick Schulze's Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Daniel Forbes and James C Wetherbe

Seven Strategies to Survive the Post-Pandemic Labor Shortage

A family business center, or entrepreneurship center, at a local university may be a good point of initial Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Roland Kidwell and Victor Boyi

Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI Tools

FamilyBusiness.org and EIX, we welcome the development and use of these tools in the field of entrepreneurship Read More...

Entrepreneurs Need an Agile Mindset and Agile Slack

In 2001, Zara (INDITEX) noticed that black t-shirts had disappeared from its store shelves after the Twin Towers attack and rushed to replenish them. How was Zara able to meet this unplanned demand? Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Yoel Asseraf

Attract and Retain the Best People As You Grow

All businesses confront their own talent management challenges at some point. Small businesses and startups, typically consisting of the founder/owner and perhaps one or two key employees, struggle Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Doug Farren

Generative AI Can Help Grow Your Business

Generative AI technologies like Chat GPT can change knowledge work and improve business functioning, allowing us to grow the business, innovate and create wealth. FamilyBusiness.org Senior Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Mat Hughes and Paavo Ritala

Ann Winblad, Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist

In a candid interview with EIX's David Deeds, Ann Winblad, co-founder and managing director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, shares her war stories -- including her earliest entrepreneurial Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: David Deeds