The ROI of Reconciliation
At least 1 in 4 American adults is estranged from a close relative. Estrangement imposes steep costs in terms of emotional states and mental health. Added to those costs in business-owning families is often an additional cost to business operations. “The implications of family business disputes extend beyond individual relationships. They can affect the business’s […]
Family Businesses Thrive by Managing Polarities
Growth and strength result from a balanced pursuit of paradoxical aims ‘Frustrating, Complicated, and Apparently Impossible’ Leading a family business is no easy feat. The challenges can often feel insurmountable. As an experienced family business consultant recently remarked, clients’ situations are “tales of human beings entangled in frustrating, complicated, and apparently impossible dilemmas with many […]