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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.
Communication
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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.
-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.
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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.
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Beware developmental illiteracy
Families pay a high price for not understanding that individuals grapple with different issues at different ages.
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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.
-Articles
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.
