Month: November 2019
Family Business Mediator Video No 27: Employing Family Members.
Common Causes of Family Business Conflict & What to Do About Them. Family Business Mediator Video No 27: Employing Family Members. By Jon Kenfield. Solutionist. • Family business = private business, legal & practical ability to do whatever. • Prime reason for many family businesses’ existence is to provide employment for family members, (especially those […]
Read MoreFamily Business Mediator Video No 26: Modernising & Professionalising the Business.
Common Causes of Family Business Conflict & What to Do About Them. Family Business Mediator Video No 26: Modernising & Professionalising the Business. By Jon Kenfield. Solutionist. • Clash between old and new, conservative and progressive, positive and negative, proactive and reactive. • Usually an inter-generational, age-based issue. • Incumbents are invested in past and […]
Read MoreFamily Business Mediator Video No 25: Competing Financial Interests – Family Vs Business Needs.
Common Causes of Family Business Conflict & What to Do About Them. Family Business Mediator Video 25: Competing Financial Interests – Family Vs Business Needs. By Jon Kenfield. Solutionist • Classic cause of conflict – competing financial needs and interests. Family needs money to live on; business needs money to ensure sustainable trading. • Family […]
Read MoreFamily Business Mediator Video No 24: Confusing Roles: Owners, Leaders, Managers & Employees.
Common Causes of Family Business Conflict & What to Do About Them. Family Business Mediator Video No 24: Confusing Roles: Owners, Leaders, Managers & Employees. The Dotted Line! By Jon kenfield. Solutionist. • Conflict flows from confusion and attacks. • A fundamental source of confusion is lack of role clarity. • Another revolves around unjustified […]
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