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The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. What would life look like if I left the family business? Although it is difficult to predict the consequences of leaving the family business, it can be liberating and can even [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. Should my spouse have a say in the family business? Should my spouse who does not work in the family business have a say in compensation or other matters involving the [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. What Is Most Difficult about Letting Go? Maybe it is my age, but I am starting to see that the senior generation gets a bad rap for shouldering the blame /responsibility for not [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. Should I stay in this family business or go? I am a non-family member working in a family owned business where the family members are always fighting. As a result of all [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. How can relationships improve? Cognitive Dissonance theory and improved communication I promised that I would explain how one could let go of their emotions as it relates to the past [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. Can the senior generation keep its authority and still allow succession to happen? The answer is yes! However, it does require that as the senior generation, you make a shift in how [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. What Does Responsible Capitalism Mean? Capitalism has gotten a bad name. The latest downturn with all its scandals; Madoff and his greed; Goldman Sachs taking irresponsibly huge risks with other people’s money; [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. Do you know what is meant by unconscious? The use of psychological theory when working with families I believe that advisors who work with family businesses assume that our areas of expertise [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. I work in a family business where I am expected to always make the right decisions. How can I live up to their expectations? I deal with a lot of very [...]
The FamilyBiz Q&A column provides answers to your family business-oriented questions from the subject matter experts at Thomas D. Davidow & Associates. How Come Brothers Have Such a Difficult Time Working Together in the Business? The struggle between brothers is the theme of a number of Bible stories, including Cain and Abel as [...]