Feb 22, 2021 | Family Exceptionalism
Happy Washington’s Birthday. As chief mentor of next-gen leaders, I’ve been reflecting on the extraordinary accomplishments and leadership of George Washington, hands-down one of the greatest military and political leaders in human history. In 1775, the...
Dec 16, 2020 | The Break Room
It’s a Wonderful Life is not only a classic Christmas movie, it is also a classic example of the issues facing the next generation of Family Business owners. George Bailey, the oldest son at Bailey Brothers Building and Loan, faces terrible personal and...
Jul 30, 2018 | Supercharge the Business
(Written by David Harland for Smart Company) Many of the world’s most successful businesses are run by multigenerational families. Walmart, BMW and Samsung are three prominent examples. But while over 70% of Australian businesses are family run, only 30% survive...
May 7, 2018 | Succeeding In The Business
(by Michael Louie from Success in Succession) Conflict is inevitable, especially as you begin to transfer governance away from yourself to others. These other decision makers will begin to make their own decisions which may or may not be congruent to the decision that...
Apr 9, 2018 | Entrepreneurialism
(By Hazel Davis as originally appeared at Virgin.com) The European Family Business Monitor suggests that 71 percent of family firms are feeling confident or very confident in their business’s prospects for the next 12 months. Only two percent feel negative. Moreover,...