All families and businesses experience conflict. Family businesses that survive practice the equivalent of controlled burns. By exposing and dealing with simmering conflicts in managed situations, they prevent buildup of…
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Elle Hansen, senior partner at ReGENERATION Partners is something of a novelty player in the family business board game. How would we describe Elle? Well, if you took a…
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This past February, the third season of Duck Dynasty debuted with 8.6 million viewers, the most of any show in A&E's 29-year history. Duck Dynasty, which is about the Robertson…
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The future of a popular restaurant chain is in doubt and more than 100 workers have lost their jobs as a result of a family feud involving property developer Andrew…
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Kris and Bruce Jenner have announced their separation as of Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. The power-couple, whose marriage lasted 22 years, were involved in many different business ventures, including their…
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“Casey Kasem’s family is at war,” says today’s (Oct. 2, 2013) headline on US Weekly. What exactly are they fighting about? According to Kasem’s daughter, Kerri, they just want to…
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Purpose of the Employment Policy The purpose of a family employment policy is to set out the procedures, process, and criteria that will govern how members of the family enter…
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I can hardly count the number of times I have been called in to help a family business encumbered with family member employees whose only qualification for the job is…
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Given the fascination – and headlines – devoted to family shenanigans at companies like Adelphia, Imclone, and Martha Stewart Inc., it is no wonder that myths of family business continue…
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Too often, sweeping potential conflict under the rug is what happens in family enterprises. Rather than respectfully addressing problems that could cause strife, they are ignored and allowed to fester…
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