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Member Since 2018
Family Business Editor
Torsten Pieper
Professor of Management / Belk College of Business / University of North Carolina at Charlotte
AUTHORED RESOURCES
Developing responsible owners in family business
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The next generation of owners is crucial to the family firm's survival. The process of getting them ready and instilling the right attitudes should start early. Read More...
How Values-Based Communication Can Promote Racial Justice and Equality
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Messages that proclaim solidarity can backfire if they are perceived as opportunism rather than a genuine commitment to the cause. Is your company walking the talk? Read More...
How 1,100 Family Firms Grappled with Covid-19
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Some are rallying the team, communicating better and discovering strength and resilience. For others, the crisis has made their weaknesses and conflicts worse. Read More...
'Let’s Not Go There...' Taboos in Family Business
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Many families dare not discuss certain topics because they want to preserve the illusion of harmony and unity. But these taboo topics are bound to erupt sooner or later. Read More...
Growing Pains: Helping a Family Office to Evolve
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The Single Family Office should be a strategic partner that ensures future stability, but this family saw them as a piggybank. Read More...
Do You Treat In-Laws Like the Family Business Outlaws ?
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Families differ in their willingness to integrate outsiders into their family circle, but be careful: these actions influence the included or excluded individuals in different ways. Read More...
The World is Changing Faster Than Your Strategy
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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...
The 11 Digital Warning Signs of Conflict Escalation in Business Families
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Digital communication speeds up family business decisions—but it also accelerates conflict. Based on 100+ pages of real emails and texts, here are 11 signs that an all-out brawl is coming. Read More...