Adding Objectivity to a Father-Son Relationship
Adding Objectivity to a Father-Son Relationship Every week in this blog I choose an idea to explore with readers, and hopefully…
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Articles by Steve Legler on family business, family governance, succession, family wealth and the relationships that hold it all together.
The Preferred Embodiment of Family Business Success
The Preferred Embodiment of Family Business Success The title of this post was designed to elicit a raised eyebrow, and kind of a…
Understanding AND Agreement
Understanding AND Agreement One of my guilty pleasures is to look at different words, whose meanings are often confused, and to…
What to do with the kids?
In July, I wrote a blog answering a question asked by a participant during a session of the Triomphe course at the École…
There Is No “Fast Forward” Button
Last week we looked at the fact that people sometimes wish that they had the ability to hit the “Rewind” button in their life…
There Is No “Rewind” Button
Those Hollywood movies that involve the ability to go back or forward in time rarely catch my interest, to the point where I…
Lessons from Estée Lauder
I recently read a very brief piece on Estee Lauder, who was described as a “family business icon” by the Family Firm Institute…
OSFM: One Size Fits Most
During one of my too-frequent hotel stays this summer, I noticed a bathrobe hanging in the closet of my room, and there was…
Understanding your Misunderstandings
The two key words in this blog, “understanding” and “misunderstanding” are rather long in and of themselves, and while they might…
The exponential magic of family collaboration
I recently had the chance to have lunch with a man who is part of the second generation (G2) of his enterprising family, and as…
“Who You Are” versus “What You Do”
A few weeks ago I came across one of those “motivational quotes” that various people like to post on social media, and for some…
Transition Planning: No Day at the Beach
We are in the dog days of August, and I am currently at our cottage, just trying to unplug a bit. We are experiencing…
I’m Not the Only One
Last week I mentioned that I had attended a Sam Smith concert in Colorado with my daughter, and then this week in Toronto I was…
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