What is Thorne Inc.? Thorne Inc. is an imaginary company based around the everyday happenings of my family. As I write about leading my family, it gives me a place to apply leadership principles I’m learning in my leadership master’s degree and also an outlet for humor. You can read more why I created Thorne […]
What is Thorne Inc.?….from my weird family to yours: part 1
What is Thorne Inc.? I’m working on a Master’s degree in Leadership and Management. As I consider the different ways to make use of all the things I’m learning, one ever-present source of application is my family. I noticed that over the years I’ve worked very hard applying leadership principles and skills to my work-related goals. […]
The Balanced Scorecard of a Successful Family
Winning The old saying goes, “What gets measured gets done.” I recently read an article explaining how essential it is for successful businesses to develop a scorecard, indicators letting them know if they’re winning or not. Typically a business will choose one main scorecard- finances. But, the authors encouraged a more balanced scorecard focusing on […]
4 Ways to Create Great Family Culture
Culture Matters There’s the old saying, “People don’t quit jobs, they quit managers.” They quit the environment managers create in their workplace. The most effective businesses in the world know that culture matters! Collins and Porras shared that companies built to last will have “cult-like cultures” (p. 114, 1994). They have a very clear idea […]
Making Decisions that Won’t Make Your Kids Crazy
How does your family make decisions? I’m talking about things like: what kids should wear to school, eat for breakfast, haircut to get, sport to play, what the family will eat for dinner, do on the weekend, and do with their free time? Families make a lot of decisions. One study on leadership determined there are 4 main […]
How Parents Lead (Part 2)
As a parent, how would you describe your leadership style? I believe parents often downplay their role as a leader in their children’s lives. But, if leadership is influencing others in a particular direction, in order to achieve a particular goal, then there are few things more leader-worthy than parenting. If you are a parent, then you are […]
How Parents Lead (Part 1)
As a parent, how would you describe your leadership style? Sometimes you may feel like a jolly clown jovially leading your kids, while other times you may feel like a ferocious wolfman chasing your kids around the house while they scream. Or maybe you feel like the Pillsbury dough boy who giggles whenever his belly […]
Every Family Needs a Vision
Every great company begins with a vision. A vision is an inspiring but simple word picture of a future you hope to create. I love how John Maxwell explained, “Vision is everything for a leader. It paints the target. It sparks and fuels the fire within, and draws him forward…Show me a leader without vision, […]
Welcome to Thorne Inc.
Welcome to Thorne Inc. I’d like to introduce you to our small but vibrant operation. It began a little more than 11 years ago, by our present CEO and Co-CEO. Over the years it has grown to include 3 talented and developing employees. CEO and Founder David Thorne He has always had a passion for […]
On Becoming a Parent worth Following: Leadership-Based Parenting
I had spent the entire day quietly studying leadership for my graduate classes, when at 3:45 my solitude was interrupted by my two young sons barreling through the front door. Upon entering, they threw off their hat and coats as if they were on fire, flung their shoes halfway across the room and immediately began […]