Family Dynamics / Governance

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Charting Your Course versus Any Wind Will Do

One of the biggest barriers to family business growth is the lack of a written strategic plan. Why written? Because research shows when you write down your goals, you are 42% more likely to achieve the desired results. Who doesn’t want those odds on their side?

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Family Business Consultants: The Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats

Family business leaders face tremendous stress as they deal with all the challenges of business, and also the inherent intertwining of business, family, and ownership. It can get messy. Family dynamics bubble over with varied perspectives, generational differences, and tenuous relationships. It’s hard to be united when there seems to be a steady flow of drama, conflict, and disharmony.

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The 5Ds of Life: Cliff Notes & Challenge

Over the last few months, I have shared blogs about the 5Ds of Life – five life events that can derail your...

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Family Disagreements

When disagreements happen in a family business, they can have devastating life-long effects on the family, the business and the employees.

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The Most Limiting Word

Words matter. Because we become what we think about. And words are an outcome of our thoughts, consciously or subconsciously...

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Don’t Lose the House

Why did I leave a comfortable position in higher education to help family businesses grow, thrive, and create legacies? Here’s a little look behind the curtain.

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Distress on the highway of life & business

While the internal impact of distress is both financial and emotional, the...

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Inconvenience vs Problem – Learn the Difference

Life is full of inconveniences. Life can be full of problems, too. There is a difference. A striking difference...

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Love, Marriage & Family Business

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Finding Happiness. Stop Looking Out There.

These last two years of the pandemic have not been easy on the human psyche. For many, our physical health...

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The hidden impact of Life dis-abled.

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Not supposed to happen this way. Until it did.

It was a Sunday evening when I received the call. I heard my father’s voice, but the words were not registering. Utter disbelief and shock welled up inside me...