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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.
Conflict
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Succession Journeys
With statistics indicating that an unprecedented number of family businesses will be changing hands in the next decade.
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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.
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Why families don’t empower leaders
Reluctance to grant authority to siblings and cousins can paralyze the best-designed governance structures.
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High flyers on the small screen
Sex! Scandal! Crime! Money! Good guys and bad guys and plenty of conflict between them.
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The pursuit of self-interest undermines trust
Why do people in a family business often risk destroying their bonds.
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Passing on the dream
What keeps Korczak Ziolkowski’s grown children on the mountain where he began his monumental work 50 years ago.
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Yin and Yang as Co-Presidents
The 50-50 sibling partnership suffers from a split personality but can generate synergies under certain conditions.
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When the generational planets are misaligned
The psychological needs of parents in their 40s and of successors-to-be in their 20s are often on a collision course.
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