Working in your family business with your mother and father sometimes feel like a prison sentence with no sign of parole anytime in the near future! I know I spent 16 years doing time…
The politicians have reached an impasse and have decided to allow the federal government to shut down because they can’t find common ground. Quite honestly, this sounds like some family businesses I come across. …
Resilience and self-reliance Life brings many challenges. One of the greatest assets a person can have is the ability to handle adversity. At the beginning of most family business stories is a story of…
The most successful family businesses I work with have strong, healthy relationships as a foundation of their family. One of the fundamental skills we coach to maintain healthy relationships is the ability to show…
Hi, it’s Coach Pete and it’s almost Thanksgiving time. It’s one of my most enjoyable times of the year. Families get together at the dinner table and really reflect on the things they have to…
Hi, it’s Coach Pete. Today’s letter is from Jeff in Seattle. Jeff writes: Dear Coach Pete, My brother and I have been working together for 7 years and I am not sure I can…
It’s amazing the physical energy we take up on our families. In or out of a family business – our family members can frustrate us like nobody else can! Why is that? These should…
Don’t under estimate the power of friendship and fellowship in the family business. When I asked a family group what they wanted, Jeff, one of the brothers, said, “Camaraderie.” It turned out to be…
One of the most counterproductive behaviors I see in family businesses is siblings still trying to compete with each other as adults in the business. They are trying to resolve the challenges they had…
I see many family business participants struggling to find both personal and family peace. They get so enmeshed in their family history and dynamics all of which becomes almost like a straight jacket in…
Family businesses run the whole range of very dysfunctional to top notch business. What makes a family business go one way or another? There are some basic fundamentals that are essential in running a…
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