Archive for the ‘Leadership’ Category

Ryan Barradas to speak at CFO conference

Ryan Barradas is scheduled to speak at the CFO Playbook West for Private Companies confernce being held in San Francisco, CA.  Succession planning and the CFO http://www3.cfo.com/pbw13/agenda

Wealth Relationships: A new way to think about your family and your affairs

For hundreds of years, affluent families have been guided by their advisors to steward their material assets. Attorneys, CPAs, investment and insurance advisors and financial planners all come to the table to help you identify the best course of action. The stewarding of your financial or material assets is actually only one-third of the process. [...]

Teaching Young People About Philanthropy: Begin With Gratitude

In our adult lives, we’re often naturally inclined toward philanthropy. Whether we give our time, talent or financial resources, doing so is a response to feeling grateful for our own good fortune. Many who have succeeded in business and career feel that much has been given to them to make their success possible – mentorship, [...]

A New Year Offers the Gift of Pause

One of the greatest aspects of starting a new year is the opportunity for a clean slate perspective on longstanding opportunities or dynamics in life, family or business. We can choose how we see things and influence the actions that follow. We can choose to leave dormant projects or issues dormant, or we can raise [...]