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How to Engage a Family Business Consultant
How to Engage a Family Business Consultant Five tips for success when hiring an adviser Byline: Doug Baumoel Estimated read time: 3 mins At Continuity, we understand the paradox that families face when considering [...]
Considering a role in your family business? An MBA may be helpful.
Considering a role in your family business? An MBA may be helpful. Discover the transformative influence an MBA can have on your future, regardless of whether or not your path leads to your family [...]
Deconstructing Conflict: A Personal Approach to Family Business Consulting
Deconstructing Conflict: A Personal Approach to Family Business Consulting A Family Firm Institute interview with 2023 Interdisciplinary Award Winner Doug Baumoel, who transformed personal pain into a unique consulting methodology Editor’s note: This [...]
Overcoming Family Business Conflict and Achieving Succession Success
Overcoming Family Business Conflict and Achieving Succession Success How one family resolved their differences and empowered a new CEO The Challenge Stakeholders in a family-owned construction business were in conflict over management succession, which [...]
The Progenitor’s Dilemma: Avoiding Entitlement When Transferring Wealth
The Progenitor’s Dilemma: Avoiding Entitlement When Transferring Wealth A practical framework that empowers heirs while minimizing negative consequences byline Doug Baumoel, Blair Trippe and Katie Spencer Est. Read time: ~8 to 9 minutes Wealth [...]
Venting With Purpose: How To Complain About Your Family
Venting With Purpose: How To Complain About Your Family Tips for complaining about family members and how best to respond Byline: Doug Baumoel Est. Read time: ~5 to 6 minutes In any family business, complaining [...]
Beyond The Box Thinking for Family Business Compensation
Beyond The Box Thinking for Family Business Compensation Byline: Doug Baumoel Estimated read time: ~9 min When it comes to compensating family employees, a common best practice is to pay family members a salary [...]
Airing Grievances: 10 Tips for Better Communication with Family Members
Airing Grievances: 10 Tips for Better Communication with Family Members Byline: Doug Baumoel Estimated read time: ~9 min The purpose of effective communication is to transmit information from one person or group to another [...]