Ideas from Sabot Family Companies

These essays explore business ownership, turnarounds and the people inside a company. They retain their original publication dates and the context in which they were written.

Ownership and operating work

Arar Han’s A Note on Turnarounds considers the work of improving a struggling business. Statement About People sets out her perspective on the people who lead and manage companies.

People and work

Coaching Women: Contribution and Compensation and Diversity Hires address management, opportunity and expectations at work.

All essays

The archive below contains the full collection. Each essay identifies its author and original publication date.

  • The Worst Legacy of Boomers May Not Be Climate Change

     April 15, 2023

    Modern economies have contributed to a number of global phenomena that are problematic legacies. Pollution, climate change, resource depletion, and nuclear proliferation are well…

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  • Please have more babies (Please come back to work)

     April 12, 2023

    My native South Korea is lowest in the world in something it does not want to be: birth rate. At 0.78 births per woman,…

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  • For Old Moms Everywhere

     March 3, 2023

    When I became pregnant with our third child, I was 41. I was a bit surprised to find myself knocked up, as we hadn’t…

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  • Valuing People

     June 1, 2020

    For months, people the world over have been grappling with a silent killer that invades their bodies and chokes off their ability to breathe.…

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  • Diversity Hires

     May 26, 2020

    I once had an HR professional at a company where we were exploring a partnership ask me whether I thought she ought to recruit…

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  • Coaching Women – Contribution And Compensation

     May 12, 2020

    Some of the most challenging coaching and mentoring relationships that I’ve had at work have been with young women. Here’s an example: One of…

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  • Statement About People

     May 11, 2020

    The people who contribute to the teams leading and managing the companies in the Sabot family of companies are the stewards of our success.…

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  • A Note On Turnarounds

     May 10, 2020

    A number of bankruptcies have been filed in, and due to the business effects of, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Well-known consumer names include Avianca,…

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