“Family Business” Versus “Family Wealth”
The area of family business advising is considered by some to be a niche market, since there are not that many of us who hold…
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Articles by Steve Legler on family business, family governance, succession, family wealth and the relationships that hold it all together.
Non-Simultaneous Translation
Table of Contents Toggle I recently made the decision to have my book translated into French, and I dare say I'm doing it “by…
Striving for a Succession Non-Event
This week’s blog is inspired by a quote that I came across on Twitter a couple of weeks ago. It was tweeted out by the Business…
Family Business Advising: Art vs. Science
The professionals who provide services to family businesses come from a variety of fields, but even so, most of them have a lot…
R.I.P. my Old Friend
As much as I struggled to find the right title for this blog post, I know that I will likely struggle more writing it, as the…
Solid Wealth Vs. Liquid Wealth.
While in Philadelphia with my teenage son this past summer, we visited the Franklin Institute and checked out some of their great…
The Importance of Offering an Informed Choice
Editor’s note: This blog post is essentially a translation of last week’s post that was written in French Recently I have had the…
The importance of offering an informed choice
Table of Contents Toggle Lately, I've had the occasion to reflect on the importance of informed choices. In fact, it was in…
Off the Grid, Without a Paddle (Part 2 of 2)
Last week we finished up with my tech problem partially solved, but in a very sub-optimal way. The toll free number of the…
Off the Grid, Without a Paddle (Part 1 of 2)
When you make a mistake and it costs you, the worst thing that you can do, in my opinion, is to fail to learn from it. If you can…
Thinking Outside the Family Business Box
Every business needs to be wary of getting into a rut, but inevitably when things are going well, getting complacent can become a…
The Father-Daughter Ikea Assembly
Last week I came across a Tweet about how sitting can kill you, complete with all sorts of stats that made me think about my own…
Doing the Dishes: A Family Affair
This past week our family was at the cottage, where we do not have all the comforts of home (although we are far from roughing…
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