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Cause 12: Empathy

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:47:59 +0000

Welcome to another episode of Family Business Makes No Sense, where we explore why mixing a family with a business almost guarantees conflict — and what you can do to prevent, minimise, or resolve it. As the attached document puts it: “Because family and business are such naturally opposing concepts, they will inevitably find themselves […]

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Cause 11: Emotional Intelligence

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:46:08 +0000

Welcome to another episode of Family Business Makes No Sense, where we explore why mixing a family with a business almost guarantees conflict — and what you can do to prevent or resolve it. As the attached document puts it: “By putting a family and a business together, you’re inevitably going to create conflict at […]

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Cause #10: Mindsets

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:44:12 +0000

Family Business Makes No Sense — so let’s talk about it. This series explores the fundamental idea that family and business are such oppositional concepts that mixing them almost guarantees conflict. As the attached document puts it: “Family and business are such fundamentally different concepts with such oppositional success factors… you are inevitably going to […]

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Cause #9: Conflicting Needs, Wants & Interests

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:42:19 +0000

Welcome to another episode of Family Business Makes No Sense, where we explore why combining the concepts of family and business almost guarantees conflict. As the attached document puts it: “Family and business should never be put together. They are completely opposing concepts.” And yet, many families do exactly that — often with great hopes, […]

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Cause #8: Parenting Styles & Practices

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:40:10 +0000

This series explores 50 reasons why, through the lens of conflict, family business makes no sense. The very things that make families work well — nurture, protection, unconditional support — are in direct contradiction to the things that make businesses work well — accountability, performance, structure, and discipline. As the attached document puts it: “Putting […]

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Cause #7: Dysfunctional Personalities & Disruptive Behaviours

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:38:14 +0000

Welcome to another episode of Family Business Makes No Sense, where we explore why combining the concept of family with the concept of business almost guarantees conflict. As the attached document puts it: “The concept of family is so diametrically opposed to the concept of business… you are inevitably going to experience conflict as those […]

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Cause #6: Fossilised Leaders

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:36:24 +0000

Welcome to another episode of Family Business Makes No Sense, where we explore why people put families into businesses despite the fact that the very things that make families successful are fundamentally opposed to the things that make businesses successful. As the attached document puts it: “When we have that fundamental oppositional success factors, the […]

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Cause #5: Broken Promises & Unmet Expectations

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:34:27 +0000

Welcome to another episode of Family Business Makes No Sense, where we unpack why the concepts of family and business are so naturally oppositional — and why that clash inevitably leads to conflict. As the attached document puts it: “Because the concepts of family and business are so naturally oppositional, they inevitably lead to conflict… […]

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Cause #4: Ages & Stages

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:31:50 +0000

Welcome to another episode of Family Business Challenges, where we explore why — in my opinion — family business as a concept makes no sense. And because I’ve spent decades working with families in business, I’m also going to share how to make it make sense. As the document puts it: “This series is all […]

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Cause #3: Narcissism

Jaimee — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:29:04 +0000

After several decades working with families in business, one truth has become impossible to ignore: “Family business as a concept makes no sense.” Family and business are opposing entities. The things that make families work well — nurture, protection, emotional loyalty — often clash with the things that make businesses work well — accountability, structure, […]

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