The Importance of Enrollment for Family Success
Family Governance Is the Ultimate Team Sport. Shortly after writing My “Role / Goal / Control” Life Hack last year, I came up…
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Starting Fast and Moving Slow, Overcoming Resistance in Family Systems Conversations
Steve was a guest of Family Business United in the UK. Too often, families do not get into important discussions about family…
Starting a Family Council: Some Assembly Required
Figuring Out Who Belongs Where. Working with families who are in the early stages of trying to establish some governance, there…
Looking Forward Together as an Enterprising Family
Are We All Looking Forward to the Same Thing? Recently while dealing with a family where some of the members kept wanting to…
The Challenges of Working with a “Flat FOOT” Enterprise
SUCCESSION SUCCESSION When I entered this field about a decade ago, I most frequently came across families who were preparing for…
Finding the Liquidity Sweet Spot for your Family
Searching for the “Goldilocks Zone” These weekly missives have been inspired by a variety of sparks over the years, and this one…
Chemistry Versus Geography in Advising Families
My Favourite High School Subject Is Irrelevant Now. It’s amazing how fresh certain memories from over 40 years ago can seem when…
Overdue 4-D Connections at FEC Symposium
Overdue 4-D Connections at FEC Symposium So Refreshing after Years of 2-D Far be it for me to declare an end to the Covid…
Curiosity as the Antidote to Assumptions in Families
We All Know What Happens When We Assume. For me it was Mr. McGee, a High School teacher, who first shared the dangers of making…
How to Build a Family Dynasty
. Five Key Considerations. Once a family has accumulated a good deal of financial wealth, at some point, it becomes wise for them…
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