Beware the Quick Fix when Working with Families
Spotting Something “Wrong” Is the Easy Part. Every once in a while I see a couple of cases in quick succession that have a common…
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Doing Improv while Developing Family Governance
Are Messages Getting Lost in Translation? This week I’m on the Family Governance beat once again, having recently attended a…
No Room for Judgement When Working with Families
Coaching and Podcasting Combine for Lessons. Ideas for these blog topics come from anywhere and everywhere for me, and often they…
Yes, AND… Don’t Neglect the Follow-Through
It All Comes Down to Implementation. Back in June in Skills vs. Knowledge in Family Enterprises, we looked at the fact that…
When a Nudge is Better than a Shove
When a Nudge is Better than a Shove. Forcing People to Do Things Often Backfires Working with people who are very involved with…
Revealing a Family System to Itself
Can You See What I See? As someone who works with enterprising families as an outsider, there are naturally disadvantages to not…
What Colour Is Your Cape?
Yet Another Inspiring Conference. My favourite conference of the year just wrapped up, and once again I was not disappointed. Of…
Sibling Partnerships: Good, Bad, or Ugly
Examples of Each Type Abound. Anyone who has spent any time in the family enterprise world has surely encountered a variety of…
Spotting Issues Before They Become Problems in FamBiz
It’s More Than Just a Semantic Difference. Sometimes the vocabulary one uses can make a big difference in how their message is…
Avoiding Adversarial Relationships in your Enterprising Family
Green and Yellow Are OK; Red? Lookout! Having recently been involved as an advisor and mediator with some families where the…
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