Tag: family business
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How to deal with multiple personalities in your family business
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…
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From Suffering to Celebrating in Your Family Business
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…
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Create camaraderie in your family business
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…
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Equal pay in a family business?
Nothing creates heartburn and heartache quicker than realizing you’re working 50 percent harder and producing more results, yet getting paid the same as the family member next to you! One of the common problems I…
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Should I Join the Family Business?
The decision of whether or not to join your family business could be one of the biggest decisions of your life! The problem is, so often, people either get caught up in the emotions…
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Stop Competing! (Against Your Siblings)
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…
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Waiting Room Hell – Family Business Succession
One of the most common frustrations in a family business can be the question of succession. When will it happen? How will the decision be made? For next generation leaders it can be like…
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Sometimes leaving the family business is the best answer
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…
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Family Business Dysfunction or Just Normal Family?
I had the pleasure to meet Judi Cunningham, the Executive Director of the Business Families Centre at UBC. Judi and her team are creating some of the best educational programs for both business families and the…
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Part time job in the family business
Oh what a wonderful tradition! I worked part-time in the family business as a student and recently employed my kids in my business as students. I personally found it to be a great way…
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Family Business Stories – Inc. Magazine
So many interesting family business stories! I had the pleasure of sharing mine in Inc. Magazine: http://tinyurl.com/5ssuc6f
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The unique feeling of being born into a family business-it’s hard to describe if you’ve never lived it
I was in an initial meeting with a client last week when he began to share with me all the feelings and emotions wrapped around being born into a family business. Before he got…
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