“Me” versus “We” in the Family Business
Our family was watching Shark Tank together last night, and one of the companies making their pitch did something that I see far…
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Communication is a Two-Way Street
Communication is a topic that comes up often when discussing what family businesses need to work on. With ubiquitous…
NextGen Successors: Time to Step Up
One of the topics that comes up over and over again in the family business arena is that of the next generation and their…
Oh Brother! Siblings in the Family Business
Many of the family issues that business families face come from the relationships between different generations. After a certain…
Harmony and legacy go hand in hand
I believe that most people who run family businesses want to leave a legacy to their children and grandchildren. But I also…
Pre-Mediated Planning? Sounds Good to Me
Sometimes when you hear a new term it takes a bit of time to let its true meaning sink in. It happened to me this week, but the…
It’s not just the money
People talk about money and think about it often. That's normal, since it's seen as the source of many problems, and above all of…
Season’s Bloggings
At this time of year, we get to see a whole bunch of retrospectives of all the events that happened over the past 12 months…
When does it end, anyway?
Since the end of January this year, I've launched myself into the field of family businesses by taking a course called the…
Teach Your Children Well
Today, I want to try to tie together a couple of themes that occurred to me this week. I began the week in London Ontario, where…
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