SFTU versus STFU
The year 1989 was an important one for me, as it was the year that I quit smoking, and more importantly also the year that I…
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Simplifying Complexity and Ethical Wills
A few weeks ago I came across a blog post by the Blunt Bean Counter on Ethical Wills that I liked, and I encourage anyone…
When your Greatest Desire is also your Greatest Fear
This week I was privileged to be invited to a lunchtime speech by David Lansky of the Family Business Consulting Group. Lansky is…
Putting the “Own” in Ownership
I am a big fan of the three-circle model and I have been since I first learned of its existence a few years ago. As the story…
Teach your Kids to Make Lemonade
Our ability to navigate the tricky subjects around family business is often correlated with the parenting skills that were either…
Humble and Kind
It has been over three years since I wrote a blog with a title borrowed from a country song, so I hope that nobody will accuse me…
Going Far? Go Together
Quoting African proverbs has not been a habit of mine, but whenever I come across something that makes me sit up and think, you…
Objective. Neutral. Compassionate?
Business families can often benefit from bringing in outside consultants or advisors to help them with certain matters. In…
Hard versus Soft? Or Hard versus Harder?
It honestly makes me laugh sometimes when I hear people speak about the hard issues, like dollars and cents, as if they are so…
The Tradesman and the Toolbox
This week my Dad would have turned 80, so he is part of the inspiration for this post. He had apprenticed in Austria as a…
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