Let’s put the negative onslaught of 2020 in the rearview mirror and have some fun discussing what Marvel’s Avengers can teach us about employee ownership. Captain America: Resilience Captain America was frozen in a block of ice for 65 years before being revived. Talk about [...]
Avoid a cultural swan song, grab the “ownership microphone” and sing along with these bands to develop your company’s culture, define employees’ roles as owners and drive ESOP stock value. One Direction Do you know where you’re headed in building your ownership culture? In other [...]
As leaves turn orange and another NFL season approaches, what can America’s favorite team, the Cleveland Browns (well, ok, my favorite) teach us about ESOP stock value drivers? After all, many of us love our favorite teams, and sports metaphors can be great employee-ownership training [...]
Do It Yourself Sailboat, 1962 “Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and good business is the best art.” Andy Warhol Striding off the elevator onto the concrete seventh floor of Pittsburgh’s Warhol Museum (the [...]
It started with the cell-phone call. “Hey dad,” said my daughter, Emory, “you want to run a half marathon with me?” No, absolutely not, screeched my suddenly alert mind. Because, despite clumping countless miles during the last four decades, I’ve rejected every half-marathon offer, even [...]
As a busy person constantly on the go, you make assumptions about all kinds of things, every day. In fact, you just made one about this article. Do me a favor, park your assumption for a moment and instead ask a question: why would I [...]
Seeking the next competitive edge ought to be an employee-owner no-brainer, right? Because implementing it will make your company more successful and grow ESOP stock value, benefiting everyone. But, despite decades of research confirming ESOPs with informed, involved employees outperform conventional companies, some employees still [...]
Every October, employee-owned companies, service providers and employee-ownership organizations celebrate Employee Ownership Month nationwide. It has both internal and external benefits for ESOP-owned companies. As the ESOP Association puts it, “This is a terrific celebration of the spirit of employee ownership, and an invaluable opportunity [...]
The question: how do the Cavaliers keep superstar free agent LeBron James in Cleveland? The answer: ownership (James has expressed an interest both in being an NBA team owner and staying in Cleveland). So, what’s stopping Cleveland Cavaliers’ owner Dan Gilbert from making this happen? [...]
If you asked three people at your company what their roles are as employee owners, what answers would you hear? More importantly, would the responses be the same or even similar? At some ESOP firms, the answer is no. It’s no because defining employee owners’ [...]
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