My Family Business: is Mum a Mum, Matriarch, or Monster?

Every family business has a business family sitting behind it, and because family business makes no sense each and every one of them is a vibrant and complicated mix of colliding commercial, financial, relational, and emotional systems.  Sometimes this results in an all-conquering family team, sometimes in a conflict-infused misery and, at all times: an […]

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Life Lessons #7: Improvisation vs Models in Professional Advisory Work

Trick question!  Both approaches have their place and their legitimate uses.  Combining them can deliver superior results for clients and advisers alike.  It all comes down to CONTEXT. Considerations: Flexibility and Adaptability. Improvisation gives advisers “permission” to adapt quickly to unique and unpredictable circumstances – enabling them to think on their feet, solve problems creatively, […]

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