Many successful families use "nose in, fingers out" as…

Many successful families use "nose in, fingers out" as a code statement for their role as owners. To them, it says, "Now let's remember! We can have our nose in there, but we've gotta keep our fingers out. That's management's job."

— from True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values)

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