|

SEARCH RESULTS


How Family Firms Can Prevent (or Cool Down) Sibling Rivalries

Stories abound about sibling rivalries and family business conflict that have harmed family businesses Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

Why Do We Treat Strangers Better Than Family Members?

A big relationship problem can affect not only family businesses, but also our personal lives: We often Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Punishment, Reward, Control: How Money Shows Up in the Business Family

also how money can complicate family relationships and decision-making processes, fuel family conflicts Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan and Anneleen Michiels

It’s Complicated: Managing Succession in Cases of Divorce and Adoption

Part 1 of 2 -- Family business succession planning clearly is among a family business’s most challenging Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander and Leona Rethmann

Successful Successions are Never Smooth

Many business owners and families assume that family business succession planning will be difficult, Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

5 Ways to Keep Your Kids From Fighting Over Your Will

Circumstances around your death have destroyed the family you spent your life building, and family business Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Patrick O'Brien

Succession, Money, and Relationships Were Top-10 Topics in 2023

FamilyBusiness.org aspires to be the #1 peer-reviewed resource for thought leadership in family business Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Kimberly Eddleston

Let's Talk About Money -- and Trauma

or worse, our genetics and childhood experiences spill into our adult lives -- and in the case of family Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston