Who Gets to Decide Who Gets to Decide?
The old “Hercules” animated TV show from my youth featured a centaur named Newt, who had the annoying habit of saying everything…
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Articles by Steve Legler on family business, family governance, succession, family wealth and the relationships that hold it all together.
Who Gets to Decide? (Part 1 of 2)
Last weekend at the Bowen Center spring conference there was plenty of food for thought, as expected, as we talked about family…
A Systematic Business Family?
This week we’re going to venture into the area of Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST) and look at how it might be useful in…
Is Your Family “In Line”, or Aligned?
The subject of family alignment is near and dear to my heart, and it has been for a few years now, probably since I first heard…
Putting Perspective into Perspective
We all see things from our own unique perspective, first and foremost. Our personal point of view serves as our default view of…
5 Things you Need to Know: Professionalizing your Family Business
Most family businesses start small and are run rather informally, usually with one or two people calling the shots. As the…
Is your Continuity Planning “PAL” in Danger?
This past week on Tuesday, at Noon Eastern time, as I quite often do, I participated in the weekly teleconference of the…
We Treat Them All Equally – (That’s Good, Right?)
We Treat Them All Equally – (That’s Good, Right?) Someone recently asked where I stand on whether or not parents should treat all…
Liquidity Events in a FamBiz: Pros and Cons (Part 2)
Part 2 of 2 – The Cons Last week we looked at some of the positive aspects of a Family Business liquidity event, so now it’s time…
Liquidity Events in a FamBiz: Pros and Cons
Part 1 of 2 – The Pros The expression “liquidity event” is not necessarily well understood among the general population. Let’s…
5 Things you Need to Know: Family Governance
A few weeks ago, at the end of “Family Governance, Aaaah!” I promised to follow up with more on the subject, in my “5 Things”…
An Offer He Can’t Refuse
This week contained a flashback for me. I was a guest speaker at a University business school, five hours down the highway. There…
A Very Sticky Baton Indeed!
There was plenty of attention on Queen Elizabeth this week, celebrating her sapphire anniversary on the throne. I laughed to…
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