The Case for Growing the Family Governance Space
When I discovered the field of family governance over a decade ago, it was just that, a burgeoning field. In the intervening…
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On Sovereignty and Self-Righteousness in Families
Revisiting Some Downsides of “My Way”. Much of my work time is spent thinking and talking about supporting families through…
Airplane Analogies for Enterprising Families
Family Enterprise Stories Take Flight. When you write a weekly blog, you never actually turn off your antennae for ideas that may…
Two Wrongs that Definitely Don’t Make a Right
Some Words to Avoid in Family Discussions. When asked about the work I do, I typically reply by referring to the kinds of…
Connect with Family – Or DIE Trying
Striving for More of a “Family of Affinity”. It truly is a privilege to work with families as a resource as they face the…
Navigating the Sweet Spots of Life in FamBiz
Or, What We Can Learn from Goldilocks. When I was growing up I had a tendency to believe that if something was good, then more of…
Remaining Equidistant and Neutral in Work with Families
On the Nebulous Prospect of “The Family” as the Client. When I had my calling to work with enterprising families over a decade…
Skills, Knowledge and Attitude for Work with Families
Distinctions Between Knowing What and Knowing How . Writing about a niche subject like family business and wealth transition…
Re-FECC-tions on 10 Years of Judging (at SG-FECC)
A Unique Event on the Family Enterprise Calendar. After well over a decade in the family enterprise field, there are some events…
On Starting Fresh or Starting Over
A New Year and a Clean Sheet of Paper. It’s early January, which has many people looking ahead with a fresh perspective, and…
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