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by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Family Business, Generations
Have you ever been told by your boss that you’re not allowed to wait on customers because, “You don’t have enough sense!”? Many careers begin slowly. “Why should I pay you to learn the business?” was the mantra at one man’s...
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by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Generations
This evening seems simply surreal. I’m in Las Vegas preparing to speak to a number of independent furniture store owners at World Market Center. Generational transfer is the topic of the presentation. While reviewing notes it was striking to re-read the results...
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by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Generations, Personality Type
Dreams and myths are constellations of archetypal images. What then is an archetype? Jung said we have a”preconscious psychic disposition that enables a (man) to react in a human manner.” Archetypes may emerge into consciousness in piles of variations....
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by David Lively | Blog, Generations
What is culture? How does it play out in family business? A culture can be defined by four foundational stones. They are artifacts, perspectives, values, and assumptions (Schein 1985, Dyer 1986) and on these, researchers agree. I’m wondering how you may view...
by David Lively | Blog, Communication, Generations
When your pain exceeds your fear of risk, you will begin the process of change. At a key crossroads of your career, ownership must ask, “Why does every day feel like a battle? What causes my frustration to occur? What standard is missing (or isn’t being...
by David Lively | Blog, Communication, Generations
The world-changers who are drinking Heineken on America’s college campuses today weren’t a speckle in their mother’s eye when Coke taught the world to sing. But almost one generation later (37 years, to be exact), these two ads are mirror images of...
