What happens if…? Protecting the Family Business

What happens if…? Protecting the Family Business

Image source: Pixabay via Pexels “What happens if…?” These three words begin most questions that business owners ask themselves on a monthly, weekly, perhaps even...
Managing Family Business Succession – What is Fair, and to Whom?

Managing Family Business Succession – What is Fair, and to Whom?

Photo by mentatdgt from Pexels Family business founders can build large empires spanning across many industries bringing prosperity to their families and associates, and yet...
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How to Become a Wise Manager

Photo by energepic.com from Pexels By understanding the core elements of what constitutes High Performance Leadership at different stages of our careers. In the three-step...
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The Greatest Advantage That Your Family Business Has

Image source: Pixabay via Pexels “We simply need to get it in order to stay alive”, said the commercial director to the founder of a...
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5 Ways Private Companies Are Better Than Public Companies

Flip to the business section of any news site, and it is clear that there is a massive focus on public companies or soon-to-be...
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How a Family Business’s Leadership Styles Changed Over 3 Generations

Image source: Gratisography via Pexels I worked for some years as a consultant to a large conglomerate that had been under family leadership for over...
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Mission Statements in the Family Business: How to Write the Right Mission Statement?

Photo by Kaboompics .com from Pexels Interview with Jay Hughes and Barbara Hauser: A Mission Statement is a declaration of what the family’s goals are and what...
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Succession Planning Like A Master Craftsman

Image source: Pixabay via Pexels Seth Green is a master artist in every sense of the word, and his love is ceramics. Those who watch...
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How Watching Football Can Help Your Family Business

Image source: Pixabay via Pexels With the 2014 FIFA World Cup underway in Brazil, the world has been treated to an exciting array of football...
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The Expert Intuition

The ongoing debate between the personalized vs. institutionalized family business model has still been unable to determine whether the success resides in the analytic...