Tag Archives: family governance
AI doesn’t worry me. Unquestioned AI does.
People often ask whether I'm using AI in my work. The answer is yes, but probably not in the way they mean.
I use a large language m...
When family relationships break down – a Hard Reset
It happens more often than people think. Trust erodes. Conversations become guarded. Old history sits just below the surface. And yet —...
Can family businesses survive without sacrifice?
Many of the family businesses I advise today were built by founders from the Silent Generation and later expanded by Baby Boomers. They...
When important questions are avoided
Some questions are easy to ask in a family business. Others… not so much. Questions like:
💡Who should lead next?
💡What happens if som...
Most family business conflicts don’t need paramedics, they need traffic rules
In recent conversations with family business leaders, a familiar pattern keeps emerging.
When conflict escalates, families shift int...
Family Business leaders don’t inherit the future. They design it
In family business, we spend a lot of time worrying about conflict. But the real risk is 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙩. Ending up somewhere no one actually cho...
When should a family business advisor consider stepping aside?
Every family business operates as a system - and over time, its advisors become part of that system, whether they realise it or not.
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Beware the “Perfect” Advisor!
I've wanted to write about this for a while now.
I've become increasingly uneasy at the way some advisors to family enterprises pres...
Preparing for Productive Family Conversations in a Family Business: Three Mindsets That Matter More Than the Agenda
Family conversations that really matter — particularly in family businesses dealing with ownership, succession, and long‑term governanc...