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Enabling Difficult Conversations in Family Businesses
Running a family business comes with unique challenges. Blending personal relationships with professional responsibilities can create...
Kim-Adele Randall, Authentic Achievements
Feb 173 min read


How Normalising Pre-Nups Can Safeguard Family Businesses In Divorce
Those with family assets to protect are keen to ensure that they pass down the bloodline rather than face claims from a spouse, which may...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jan 274 min read


Conflict Resolution In Family Businesses: Turning Challenges Into Opportunities
Family businesses often stand out for their unique blend of personal relationships and professional ambitions. While this dynamic can...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jan 263 min read


Turning Tough Conversations Into Growth Opportunities
Tough conversations are part of any business, but when family is involved, they can be even more complex and charged with emotion. In a...
John Broons, John Broons Advisory
Nov 25, 20245 min read

Conflict In Family Businesses: Inevitable Challenge Or Catalyst For Growth?
Conflict within family businesses is often viewed with apprehension, yet it is a ubiquitous aspect of their dynamics. Unlike purely...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 6, 20243 min read


Addressing Taboo Topics In Family Business
Family businesses are often seen as the epitome of unity, shared values, and long-term success. However, beneath the surface lies a...
John Broons, John Broons Advisory
Aug 21, 20244 min read


The Anna Karenina Principle & Family Businesses
Over the last two decades, I have worked with enterprising families as an advisor on their governance structures as well as providing...
Guillermo Salazar
Aug 17, 20243 min read


Friction Is Not Holding Up Financial Success For Family Firms
Family friction isn’t holding back the UK’s large family-run businesses according to the latest research from Investec Wealth &...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jun 5, 20243 min read

Rows, Rifts And Dead Cats
Dead Cats are like the elephant in the room but smellier. When you have a Dead Cat to deal with, your family dynamic will be hard to...
Nick Mayhew - Founder & Managing Director, Alembic Strategy
May 24, 20245 min read


Navigating Tough Conversations In Family Businesses
When we envision a family business, the images of unity, prosperity, and success often come to mind. However, the untold realities paint...
John Broons, John Broons Advisory
Feb 27, 20242 min read


Understanding And Managing Conflicts In Family Firms
Family firms are the backbone of many economies worldwide, contributing significantly to employment and economic growth. However,...
Kim-Adele Randall, Authentic Achievements
Feb 26, 20242 min read


Dealing With Conflict In A Family Business Is Personal
I speak from experience when I say that whilst being born into and raised in and around a family business can undoubtedly be a blessing,...
Sarah Bays, Mediator & Conflict Coach, Montage Mediation
Jan 17, 20243 min read


Conversations: Enhancing Potential For Family Business Success
Conversation plays a pivotal role in the success of family businesses, fostering communication, understanding, and cohesion among family...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Nov 27, 20232 min read


12 Ways To Positively Impact Employee Engagement
How your leaders (and line managers) communicate and behave has a huge impact on the shape of your family business company culture. For...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 14, 20232 min read


How Conversational Capacity Can Improve Workplace Communication
When people leave organizations, they often cite poor workplace communication as a top reason for moving on. But in the age of the...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 14, 20234 min read


Leaning Into Difference – The Key To Solving Tough Problems
Mahatma Gandhi said that “Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress” whilst M. Scott Peck observed that “Life is a series...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 14, 20236 min read


What is Conversational Capacity And Why Does It Matter?
“Management’s business is building organizations that work,” says Harvard Business School’s Joan Magretta, and conversational capacity is...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 14, 20234 min read


6 Factors That Comprise A Company’s Culture
“Corporate culture” is a buzz phrase that’s been going around for over a decade now, though the actual meaning behind this hot topic is...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 14, 20232 min read


Connecting With Audiences Of All Generations
Many businesses have moved online as a necessity over the past couple of years but all have to address the challenge presented of ‘How to...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Jul 14, 20236 min read


10 Strategies Family Firms Can Use To Be More Effective
Anyone who has worked in a family business as a family member or as a non-family employee knows how challenging it can be when the...
Jean Santos - Business Consulting Resources, Inc.
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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