Sowing Seeds, Reaping Legacy
Invest in your family’s values, purpose, and generosity The Harvest Is Plentiful Driving across Indiana and Illinois to visit my mother this week, I saw combines and corn pickers busily gathering in the harvest. Despite drought in a few areas, we anticipate a bumper crop of grain this fall. It’s astonishing to contemplate how such […]
Three Steps from Family Business to Family Enterprise
If you are 2-3 years out from the sale of a family business, autumn leaves hold a lesson for you. Take a “Color Tour” It’s mid-October, and we’re in peak season for color tours. I don’t remember hearing that term while growing up in Illinois. But I heard it soon after moving to Saginaw for […]
Is a “Family of Affinity” Right for You?
Consider how you and your heirs will steward family wealth The leaves are turning, and stores are decorated with colorful displays promoting Trick or Treating. Many costumed goblins and princesses this Halloween will receive candy made by one of America’s most successful family businesses: Mars. The five generations of the Mars candy empire exemplify what’s […]
Clear Values, Strong Alignment
Aligning values and operations honors employees and improves business results Family businesses have a secret weapon that public companies can’t replicate: authentic values alignment. Yet most family enterprises leave this competitive advantage on the table, missing opportunities to fully engage employees and improve business results. Integrity Improves Employee Engagement and Retention When they are functioning […]
Beyond Intuition: Using Data-Driven Assessments to Strengthen Family Businesses
How Premier Growth’s assessment tools provide the clarity family enterprises need to thrive across generations Every family business owner has felt it – that nagging sense that something isn’t quite right in the family dynamic, or conversely, the confidence that things are going well but uncertainty about what specific strengths to build upon. Too often, […]
Skills Advisors Need Now
Families stewarding wealth in all its forms across generations need advisors with a broader set of skills than in the past.
Things We Do for Love
Family culture thickens and love grows through shared family activities.
The Enduring Values of a Family Legacy
Family history can reveal shared values and an implicit “internal guidance system” for addressing challenges in business and family life.