“Clunky Ownership Syndrome” in Family Business
“Clunky Ownership Syndrome” in Family Business. Ownership usually doesn’t get much attention in the area of family business, and…
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“Sharing”: My Theme Word for 2018
“Sharing”: My Theme Word for 2018. Happy New Year 2018. The fact that this blog would be going out to subscribers on Monday…
Genetics, Luck, and Karma: Secrets to FamBiz Success
Genetics, Luck, and Karma: Secrets to FamBiz Success. People ask me where my blog ideas come from, because I find something…
Father’s Day Introspection 2017
That Time of Year. Every year when Father’s Day rolls around, I get mixed emotions. Being a father is truly the greatest joy of…
5 Things you Need to Know: Professionalizing your Family Business
Most family businesses start small and are run rather informally, usually with one or two people calling the shots. As the…
An Offer He Can’t Refuse
This week contained a flashback for me. I was a guest speaker at a University business school, five hours down the highway. There…
Pruning the FamBiz Ownership Tree
Family businesses come to life in different ways, but their ownership structure usually starts out pretty simple. With the coming…
Family Governance, Aaaah!
It’s hard to get a handle on “governance” sometimes, and depending on the context, its meaning and connotations can vary…
Lessons from a Drowned Phone
Happy New Year? The first week of a New Year seems destined to bring up a challenge for me. Last January I was involved in a car…
5 Things you Need to Know: Sibling Rivalry
Sibling Rivalry is a subject that has been around forever, yet despite that, it has somehow not been one that I have tackled in…
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