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Why You Might Need A Family Council
Families hoping to achieve a lasting legacy and to have the greatest impact through multiple generations can benefit from a family council designed for their unique family’s needs. When properly developed, family councils [...]
PODCAST: The Difficult Conversations are the Most Important
Manufacturing Matters - Episode 11 Listen to what the experts shared about managing conflict in a family business versus a traditional organizational structure. Are there Best Practices? How do multi-generational businesses function differently from [...]
PODCAST: Blair Trippe – How Can You Best Manage Conflict in Your Family?
WEALTH OF WISDOM PODCAST - EPISODE 11 Conflict is a normal part of family life. But it can be difficult to talk about and to manage, especially when significant wealth or a family business [...]
PODCAST: Doug Baumoel – Should You Stay Together as a Family or Go Your Separate Ways?
WEALTH OF WISDOM PODCAST - EPISODE 36 When should a family call it quits and go their separate ways? How can a family even think about this painful question? In this podcast, Keith Whitaker [...]
The Rewards and Challenges of Working for a Family Business
Doug Baumoel’s Story Based on an interview and article with Cornell University’s Smith Family Business Initiative Working for your family’s business can be a very rewarding experience, especially if it functions well. When it doesn’t, the [...]
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Deconstructing Conflict: Understanding Family Business, Shared Wealth and Power
Continuity Partners Doug Baumoel and Blair Trippe recently presented a webinar in partnership with Trust and Estates magazine, and their parent WealthManagement.com. The webinar provides a comprehensive overview of Continuity's unique developmental perspective and methodology [...]
Five Ways to Improve Family Business Communication
We all know communication has a powerful impact on both personal and business relationships. That’s one reason why many people identify poor communication as what needs to be fixed for the family business and relationships [...]
Understanding Conflict in Families of Wealth
By Blair Trippe Working Through Differences Everyone fights over what matters to them. When unrelated people fight, they can choose to walk away and end relationships. When family members fight, it’s not that easy. It’s more [...]