Over-Parenting: Worse than Neglect?
My wife and I were recently discussing a child who plays on a sports team with one of our kids, and at one point I uttered a…
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Gray Is My Favourite Colour
I had lunch with a friend a couple of weeks ago, and it turned out that we had a mutual acquaintance. “Bryan” told me that he and…
It’s Hip to Be Square, Right?
When I turned 50 recently, I vowed not to wear a tie again, with the possible exceptions of attending a wedding or a funeral…
“Family Business” Versus “Family Wealth”
The area of family business advising is considered by some to be a niche market, since there are not that many of us who hold…
Striving for a Succession Non-Event
This week’s blog is inspired by a quote that I came across on Twitter a couple of weeks ago. It was tweeted out by the Business…
R.I.P. my Old Friend
As much as I struggled to find the right title for this blog post, I know that I will likely struggle more writing it, as the…
Doing the Dishes: A Family Affair
This past week our family was at the cottage, where we do not have all the comforts of home (although we are far from roughing…
Geography 101: “Where” Matters
We all get stuck sometimes. We can be in a groove one day, and then suddenly find ourselves in a rut the next. It isn’t…
Patience: Important, but Work Comes First!
Table of Contents Toggle Earlier this week, we had some work done in our backyard by a landscaper we’ve been doing business with…
Happy Fathers’ (and Peers’) Day
Since my father passed away in 2008, every Father's Day stirs up a variety of emotions for me. On the one hand, I'm very grateful…
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