Education
How can I start the conversation about retirement with my parents?
Tools for the next generation to approach the retirement conversation tactfully with patience, strategy and smarts.
-Videos
We partner with your key advisors to support the family and the enterprise
As a result of our expertise, we are able to assist families across the spectrum of needs.
-Podcasts
How can coaching and mentoring be leveraged to develop family leaders?
Sharon Duguid and Wendy Ulaszek discuss the benefits, techniques and challenges of coaching family businesses.
-Podcasts
What is a family owners council and why does it matter?
Dr Katherine Grady and Dr Wendy Ulaszek discuss Family Owners Councils and their importance supporting family business continuity.
Conflict
The Cheated Child
In a surprisingly high percentage of cases, the work of family business consulting includes an element of re-parenting.
-Articles
Narcissism: The hidden cost of success
The grand qualities of a founder can lead to rigidity in the business and undermine competence in successors.
Education
Beware developmental illiteracy
Families pay a high price for not understanding that individuals grapple with different issues at different ages.
-Articles
Ready, fire, aim over the internet
E-mail has proved to be an appealing medium in family businesses, but some types of messages can backfire.
Communication
Succession Journeys
With statistics indicating that an unprecedented number of family businesses will be changing hands in the next decade.
Boards
Independent directors in the middle
Whether they like it or not, outside directors on a family board often confront and must deal with succession issues.
