"Luck's a chance but trouble's sure," the poet A.E. Housman wrote, speaking to the wisdom of preparing for problems as opposed to counting on good fortune. Even the most serendipitous…
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"All you need is love," sang the Beatles. But if the Fab Four had been family business owners, the lyric should rightly have been written, "All you need is trust."…
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The children's game of tug of war loses its charm when it is played verbally by adult siblings in a family business over a conference table. As adults, the rope…
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The goal is to develop communication skills that allow us to discover a mutually beneficial resolution. Communication skills among family members range from "begging for a fight: lose-lose" to "mutual…
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During a family business board meeting one family member stands up and shouts, "You have pushed us around long enough. I'm tired of you trying to control everything. I'm sick…
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