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…
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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…
A “Renovation Project” for your Family
How Family Governance Is Like a Home Reno. Each week here I love to try to find new and useful (and entertaining) ways to talk…
Replenishing Your Family’s ATM
Or Refreshing Your Views on What It Is. As yet another year is about to disappear into the past and we look out ahead at a fresh…
Communicating Clearly – Verbs Matter
Common Understanding Depends on Clarity . This week’s post may turn into a bit of a rant about the words that I’ve heard some…
When a Family Trip Becomes an ExpeditionWhen a Family Trip Becomes an Expedition
It’s Better to Prepare for the Long Haul. This week we’re going back to the world of metaphors, which is familiar territory for…
How Much Wealth Is Enough? (Various Versions)
A Question with Many Different Answers. When you tell people you work with successful families who are planning to transition…
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