My “Role / Goal / Control” Life Hack
. A Shortcut for “In the Moment” Challenges. Most of what I write about each week focuses on issues on the far end of the…
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The “Changing People” Dilemma in Enterprising Families
Both Ways of Doing It Are Tough. It’s not often that I’ll write a blog on a brand new idea that just came to me, but this…
No Room for Judgement When Working with Families
Coaching and Podcasting Combine for Lessons. Ideas for these blog topics come from anywhere and everywhere for me, and often they…
Avoiding Adversarial Relationships in your Enterprising Family
Green and Yellow Are OK; Red? Lookout! Having recently been involved as an advisor and mediator with some families where the…
Discovery, Contracting, and Designing Alliances with Families
Nice to Meet You; Let’s Start Working Together. Working with business families and their members is always interesting and rarely…
Maybe Efficiency Is Overrated in Family Enterprises
It’s not often that I go out on a limb right off the top of these posts, but I suppose coming out against the importance of…
Questioning Someone Vs. Asking Questions
Subtle Changes Make a Huge Difference. The ideas for these posts come from all over the place and from people who hail from many…
Kintsugi for your Business Family
If it Ain’t Broke, Break It? One place I turn for information and inspiration in my professional world is LinkedIn. I find so…
Amphibious Guidance for Members of your FamBiz
Amphibious Guidance for Members of your FamBiz The Old Family Business / Business Family Debate Defining the kind of work that I…
Asking for Permission Vs. Asking for Forgiveness
Which One Is More Appropriate in a FamBiz? During a recent board meeting for a local charity, the Executive Director asked us for…
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