Progressing Up the Family Governance Mountain
It’s Usually a Slow Journey to the Top. As the world returns to more in-person events, I’ve been playing catch up with occasions…
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Working Out the Family Dynamics – Before Vs. After
Working Out the Family Dynamics – Before Vs. After My Bias Has a Clear Winner This week we’re revisiting an old idea but looking…
Can Communication Really Be Overrated in a Family Enterprise?
Aren’t the Three Rules “Communicate, communicate, communicate”? This week I want to touch on one of the sacred cows of the family…
Leading the Family Conflict Dance
Some New Ways to Look at Conflict in Families. Anyone who’s ever been involved in a family enterprise knows that the potential…
Serving Families in Crisis, Hopefully Without Hostages
Expect the Best, Train for the Worst Friends, colleagues, and regular readers of my newsletter (same $0 as this blog…
Why Succession Planning Fails…
Why Succession Planning Fails…… Despite Mostly Good Intentions. We’re all familiar with expressions like “failing to plan is…
Ready, Set, Go, for your Family Meetings
Notice We Don’t Start with “Go”. The “Blog Ideas” folder of my inbox is typically pretty current, as things I put there are…
Succession Without Governance Equals Chaos
Very Important Words for Families to Understand. This week I’ll cover some ground that will feel quite familiar to regular…
Striving Before Thriving in a Family Enterprise
The Order is So Important. This week we’ll be looking at some ideas that are a bit different from those I’ve been sharing lately…
Why Set Up a Family Office
Plenty of Reasons to Make Such a Move What used to be an obscure corner of the world of wealthy families has begun to go more…
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