When collaboration becomes really important

I’m about to head into a vortex where collaboration is going to be really important. Unfortunately, the medical community doesn’t seem to do collaboration even as well as the financial advice industry does. And, this might be a real problem.
I’ve recently been diagnosed with cancer. For years, I’ve been using the medical community as a [...]

Philanthropy and the third generation

I had the opportunity to talk with a TEC group in Michigan last week. During the workshop, we got into a conversation about the role of philanthropy for teaching money values for younger generations.
I found the two companies in the room that were third generation businesses were the most interested in this topic. I suspect [...]

Even more on collaboration

Collaboration is truly not for the faint of heart.  When we collaborate—even within our own firm—we temporarily hand over the care of our Client to someone else.  We may hold our colleagues in the highest regard, and yet when it comes right down to it, we may not be aware of how little we trust [...]

More thoughts on collaboration

Collaboration is one of those words that we are afraid of saying we are not in favor of. In many respects it’s like apple pie or mom, just one of those things that we all should embrace.
So, the question becomes why is collaboration so rare and why is it so hard to institute in our [...]