Blog - North Group Consultants

Aug 18, 2020

When Transition Chooses You

By Roger North

Is there ever a time in life that we are not going through some kind of transition? Sometimes transitions come with great anticipation, such as a wedding, the birth of a child or the anticipation o...

Dec 17, 2018

Private Company Transactions

By Jerry Murray

Recently, I met with an owner / leader of a multi-generation family business that has been around for decades. It is well run and well known in the community. As this leader approaches retirement and ...

Feb 20, 2018

Planning for What’s Next

By Joanne Ladley

There is nothing more heartwarming than the story of a successful multi-generational family business. Carrying on the legacy of one’s parents, grandparents, or sometimes even great grandparents is an ...

Jan 19, 2018

The Three Pillars of Succession Planning

By Brian Black

In his recent blog, my partner, Roger North, shared about our three-year journey of developing and executing an ownership succession plan for North Group. He aptly noted that this process “took time, ...

Jan 5, 2018

On The Business

By Roger North

About 20 years ago, Michael Gerber wrote a landmark book entitled The E-myth. In this excellent book, he coined language that is now fairly common in business. He wrote about working "on the business"...

Mar 20, 2017

Video Blog – Leadership Transitions: Elements of a Successful Transition Plan

By Roger North

Roger North and Brian Black of North Group Consultants discuss the elements of a succession plan and how they can be effectively utilized in leadership transitions. What elements of succession plan...

Feb 20, 2017

Somebody Knows

By Brian Black

I recently had the privilege of facilitating a conference for family business owners from the United States and Canada. Most of the attendees desired to transition the leadership and ownership of the...

Feb 6, 2017

Leadership Transitions: Finishing Well

By Roger North

Roger North of North Group Consultants challenges leaders to prepare both their organization and themselves for the next season of leadership and life. What steps are you taking to finish well and ...

Jan 20, 2017

Leadership Transitions

By Gerald Meck

One of the realities of the nonprofit world (and business in general) is that, at some point, all leaders will leave their organization. With the average tenure of a nonprofit leader being just three ...