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An
Introduction
Lansberg, Gersick & Associates
All of our efforts at Lansberg, Gersick & Associates (LGA) assist families working together -- governing an enterprise, managing common assets in a family office, or serving as trustees of a family foundation. About two-thirds of our work involves consulting with individual families. Our clients include mid-sized companies, Fortune 500 firms, and some of the oldest businesses in the United States and Canada, Asia, Europe and Latin America We have a special focus on complex families who face challenging generational transitions.
Families seek our services when they are:
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Designing a long-term plan for maintaining family ownership and control of their business.
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Developing a
succession plan to transfer the leadership of their enterprise.
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Creating or strengthening
governance structures such as a board of directors, family council, shareholders’ assembly, or a trustee group.
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Trying to improve their communication, teamwork, and conflict management skills
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Attempting to insure the
continuity of a family foundation in accord with their shared philanthropic mission and values.
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Developing a comprehensive plan for the family’s
philanthropy (through foundations, funds, and private giving) that reflects the family’s shared philanthropic values and resources.
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We are committed to the development and dissemination of new ideas about family enterprise, and devote a third of our time to
research, writing,
teaching and public education. Our goal is to expand the boundaries of knowledge in our field, and to use what we
learn to help families collaborate with the maximum productivity, a sense of accomplishment, and satisfaction.
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