Leading Through Transition
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Resources
50/50 Is Not Always Nifty: Partnerships that Don’t Work
In Marvin Storm's Business Exit Strategies Podcast Episode titled: "50/50 Is Not Always Nifty – Partnerships That Don’t Work, Champ and Loyd Rawls share 4 different stories illustrating the potential, possible and probable issues impacting the ongoing success of the business. Highlights include: The CONTROL Rod: A family operation with three [...]
How Much Should I Pay Family As Employees?
Determining how to pay your children, nieces/nephews, cousins, siblings, uncles, parents, etc can be a complex endeavor, but it also can be simple and straightforward. Dan Schneider; a succession planner with The Rawls Group is filling in for Dr. Merlot to answer questions he has received from family business owners [...]
Petty Crap of The Family Business
When a family member enters the business, the emotional environment shifts. Family Business, by nature, is an oxymoron. Assuming a generally healthy family dynamic, family is a place for love and acceptance while and business an environment of what have you done for me lately. So, even the most balanced families find themselves struggling [...]
How Do I Motivate My Children, Nephews, In-laws, etc. to Come Into My Business?
Your behavior and attitude towards the business act as role model behavior for your family. Therefore, speaking and showing positive feelings regarding the business is the best way to motivate the family to join. Express how much you enjoy it, the exciting and wonderful career opportunities and prospects for growth. [...]
What if Family Doesn’t Want, or Have the Ability to Fill Your Shoes as Leader?
Some sort of transition strategy, or a succession plan, is critical for every family business. What will the future look like, will it stay in the family, do we want to sell are 3 critical questions to consider. Listen in and learn from Jean Venant, a succession planner with The [...]
Creating Leadership Bench Strength for Succession Planning
Listen in to Jéan's insight into how to create organizational bench strength to power your business through transition. The term bench strength may appear indirectly placed in your business as the term generally relates to a weight lifting exercise. However, just as an individual leverages a bench press to create [...]
