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The Choice to Stay Begins with the Option to Leave
A family shareholders’ meeting. A cousin in her forties, who has held shares for almost twenty years and has never worked in the business, waits
Communication
Every LGA article represents the authentic insights, strategies, and first-hand experience of our global advisory team. Client scenarios are drawn from actual advisory engagements and anonymized to protect confidentiality. Furthermore, each article undergoes rigorous internal peer review to capture our collective wisdom and deliver actionable strategies for enterprising families committed to multigenerational success.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: What Divorce Research Teaches Us About the CEO-Chairman Partnership
A CEO-Chairman partnership, like any other meaningful human partnership, isn’t something that happens to you. It’s something you build, day after day, conversation after conversation, and there’s always room for improvement.
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Can Worry Actually Work for You to Parent with Purpose?
In this episode of the LGA Lighthouse Podcast, host Tim Yeung speaks with psychotherapist and author Dr. Dana Dorfman about her book, When Worry Works: How to Harness Your Parenting Stress and Guide Your Teen to Success. They discuss how parents, especially those in successful family enterprises, can transform their achievement-driven anxiety into intentional, values-based parenting.
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The Power of a Shared Vision in Enterprising Families
Family philanthropy offers families the opportunity to work together in service of a greater good—and in so doing, strengthen family relationships, transform individual participants, and address pressing social problems. But in today’s evolving landscape, family foundations—particularly more established ones—face a critical internal reckoning. More and more in our work with philanthropic families, we see family members questioning their roles and wondering if their contributions are truly meaningful. This introspection, fueled by a growing emphasis on equity and impact, raises a fundamental question: What is the value of our family in our family philanthropy now?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Cheated Child
In a surprisingly high percentage of cases, the work of family business consulting includes an element of re-parenting.
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Narcissism: The hidden cost of success
The grand qualities of a founder can lead to rigidity in the business and undermine competence in successors.