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//November 11, 2024 - Issue #130
Family History Can Be Repurposed to Serve Today's Challenges The stories that families tell about their past matter. Here are some ways that families can begin to use the past to serve their present-day goals.
How Family Firms Can Identify and Preserve Their Legacy Many family firms are not fully sure of their legacy and how to communicate it to others. Research suggests ways to get a better handle on it.
Separate Family Offices Can Minimize Money Problems It can be dangerous to ask executive assistants or your CFO to manage your personal finances. A separate staff of calm professionals will help both business and family manage money responsibly.
'Yellowstone' Mirrors Real-Life Family Business Dramas Like many family business leaders, John Dutton struggles to uphold longstanding traditions while external competitive pressures mount and next-gens clamor for change.
Family Firms Must Address Mental Health Challenges Anxiety, depression, and other challenges disrupt business operations and strain relationships. Ignoring them won’t make them go away.
How to Boost Your Board's Performance On an ideal board, directors with different levels of experience, backgrounds, and interests form a cohesive team that pulls in the same direction, and that achieves more together than 
'Yellowstone's' Dutton Needs a Mentor Mat Hughes John Dutton, the patriarch of "Yellowstone," clings to his ranch's very profitable land while his business is failing. Advice from other ranchers could save him.
Women Encourage Candor at Family Businesses A conversation orientation in the family carries over to the business -- especially for women, who are increasingly becoming vocal heroes.
Involve Next-Gens in Developing Your Social Media Policy Consider a social media policy as a relatively “low-hanging fruit” to introduce the next generation to family governance work.
Consumers Love Local Brands. That's Good News For Family Businesses Being a family firm enhances a brand's local appeal and influences consumer purchasing behaviors.
A family investment policy defines how a family manages its collective financial assets in alignment with its shared values, goals, and risk preferences. Read more...
Unless you clearly define what you want your legacy to be, your successors will interpret it in their own way -- and it might not be what you intended. Read more...
Families that learn to use their cohesion, trust, and long-term orientation as strengths can implement strategies more effectively than their non-family peers, especially in times of uncertainty. Read more...
Surveys can reveal differing perspectives, surface hidden tensions, and – when done well – build trust, and serve as an educational opportunity. Read more...
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