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Family Business Mediator Video No 20: Family Systems & Skills. Teamwork. By Jon Kenfield.

Video 20. Family Systems & Skills – Teamwork. Families tend to assume that their “familyness” means they naturally work well as a team, but the reality is often far from the belief – which easily leads to conflict when expectations are seriously mismatched and badly unmet. The quality of teamwork has a lot to do […]

Family Business Mediator Video No 19: Family Systems & Skills – Respect & Trust. By Jon Kenfield.

Common Causes of Family Conflict & How to Deal with Them. Video 19. Family Systems & Skills – Respect & Trust. Families & family businesses tend to believe that their “familyness” automatically confers high levels of honesty, integrity, respect & trust, where sometimes the very opposite is in play: very low levels mutual trust due […]

Family Business Mediator Video No 18: Family Systems & Skills. Decision Making. By Jon Kenfield.

Common Causes of Family Conflict & How to Deal with Them. Video 18. Family Systems & Skills – Decision Making. Issues with decision-making are a major cause of conflict in many business families, both in the family and in the business. Charismatic business leaders can get drunk on power, which may lead to suboptimal business […]

Family Business Mediator Video No 17: Family Systems & Skills – Problem Solving. By Jon Kenfield.

Common Causes of Family Conflict & How to Deal with Them. Video 17. Family Systems & Skills – Problem Solving. Some families are naturally collaborative and engaging, others rely on key decision-makers to make some or all decisions. In the first case the family will develop systems and processes for solving problems. In the second […]

Family Business Mediator Video No 16: Family Systems & Skills – Communication. By Jon Kenfield.

Common Causes of Family Conflict & How to Deal with Them. Video 16. Family Systems & Skills – Communication. It’s common to blame lack of, or breakdown in, communication for causing conflict. This is total rubbish and causes enormous problems when hope, time and effort are put into fixing symptoms, rather than causes. Individuals may […]

Family Business Conflict Video No 1: Common Causes of Family Business Conflict. By Jon Kenfield.

Common Causes of Family Business Conflict – and how to deal with them. Family Business – blessing or curse? Tied in. No escape. Good = unstoppable. Bad = disaster for health, wealth & happiness. Focus (purpose), Structures & Systems required. Attitudes & Skills required. Series will map the terrain, describe the dangers & suggest ways […]