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By Holly A. Magister, CPA, CFP®

In my last Blog Post, I shared with you my thoughts on the various interruptions that a business woman endures as she runs a business while attempting to keep a healthy balance between work and family. 

Interruptions may show up as a Distraction, a Detour, or in the most menacing form, as a Derailer.  Knowing the difference between these forms of interruptions is the first step to managing them effectively.

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By Wayne Rivers, CEO Family Business Institute

In 2001, Jim Collins, author of Built to Last, wrote the blockbuster business book Good to Great.  Many family business leaders rushed to embrace the concepts in Good to Great and translate its big business findings into their own family or closely held companies.  When we at The Family Business Institute read Good to Great, the item that leaped out at us as an incredibly vital tool is the seemingly simple concept of “get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off.”  The sad fact is that many family business owners spend more time researching the purchase of a new copy machine or planning their next fishing trip, than they invest in increasing the quality of their talent pools.

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There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.

Celia Thaxte

By Holly A. Magister, CPA, CFP®

Interruptions are normal for every successful women entrepreneur.  In fact, if you are not interrupted several times before you reach for your second cup of coffee each morning, I would bet you may wonder if your email or cell phone service is not working…   Yes, I am guilty of expecting to be interrupted and wondering what’s wrong when I am not!

In my work with clients over the past few months, I have noticed a few of them have been dealing with an unusual amount of interruptions and some of these folks have struggled to recognize and properly deal with the different forms of interruptions.  In this week’s blog, I am addressing the basics.  Do you know the difference between a Distraction a Detour and a Derailer?

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Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Margaret Thatcher