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Beware of the One-Person Company

Photo by Gabriela Palai from Pexels When we think of a family business, we often associate it with a single family; one that might span...
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Real Solutions for Navigating the Cousins Consortium

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels  "Govern your house and you will know how much cost firewood and rice; raise your children, and you'll know how...
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Maintainers – The Unsung Heroes of Family Business Leadership

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels In this Family Business Leadership Series, we discover the four Leadership Natures and explains how to unleash their highest potential....
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Putting Success Back Into Succession – A Values Approach to Conflict Resolution

Family businesses face a number of complex issues. This short article explores how values can address and perhaps resolve some of these issues. We...
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Growers – Leaders That Take Risks for the Family Business

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels In this Family Business Leadership Series, we discover the four Leadership Natures and explains how to unleash their highest potential....
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Poland and its Family Firms’ Bright Economic Future

Photo by Caio Resende from Pexels Poland is open for business It is not an exaggeration to say that family firms have been crucial in the...
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Overcoming Tragedy in the Family Business – Case of the Brolin Family

Photo by burak kostak from Pexels The Brolin family seemed to have it all: a flourishing high-end retail business now going into its third generation;...
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9 Generations of Family Shoe Making: The Story of van Bommel

For nine generations the art of shoe-making has been transmitted in the Dutch van Bommel family. Succeeding centuries of high quality manufacturing, the three...
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Les Miserables – Should Children Receive Inheritances?

Image source: Pixabay via Pexels Some time ago, I wrote about how each generation in a family business is expected to contribute toward the company...
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How to Bridge the Generation Gap in Your Family Business

Photo by Martin Damboldt from Pexels The Woods brothers, second-generation heirs to an empire of food distribution nationwide, were facing their first crisis related to...