Starting Fast and Moving Slow, Overcoming Resistance in Family Systems Conversations
Steve was a guest of Family Business United in the UK. Too often, families do not get into important discussions about family…
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Fantastic Parts, an Even Greater Whole Community
Coming Down from a Rocky Mountain High. Over the years since I’ve been sharing my thoughts in this space on a weekly basis, there…
Starting a Family Council: Some Assembly Required
Figuring Out Who Belongs Where. Working with families who are in the early stages of trying to establish some governance, there…
Looking Forward Together as an Enterprising Family
Are We All Looking Forward to the Same Thing? Recently while dealing with a family where some of the members kept wanting to…
Can the Family Actually Implement your Ideas?
A Key Question you NEED to Ask. Many of the professionals with whom I interact in my work with enterprising families are…
Finding the Liquidity Sweet Spot for your Family
Searching for the “Goldilocks Zone” These weekly missives have been inspired by a variety of sparks over the years, and this one…
Chemistry Versus Geography in Advising Families
My Favourite High School Subject Is Irrelevant Now. It’s amazing how fresh certain memories from over 40 years ago can seem when…
Some Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda’s for Family Enterprises
So Many Questions, So Little Time. As much as I enjoy speaking with people who are part of a family business, some of the…
Overdue 4-D Connections at FEC Symposium
Overdue 4-D Connections at FEC Symposium So Refreshing after Years of 2-D Far be it for me to declare an end to the Covid…
Curiosity as the Antidote to Assumptions in Families
We All Know What Happens When We Assume. For me it was Mr. McGee, a High School teacher, who first shared the dangers of making…
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