by trae | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog
During my journey to obtain my Doctorate at DePaul University and while shaping my dissertation on the life cycles of family business, I thought it would be helpful to share some interesting information that I come across. All the information I share will be...
by trae | May 30, 2024 | Blog
This week I was blessed to take flight with the owner of a company that was experiencing his first flight in a general aviation airplane. When the weather is good, the air is calm, and all systems are green there is almost no place I would rather be than sharing the...
by trae | May 23, 2024 | Blog
This week I decided to take a week break from writing on Family Business to write the second article on flying and entrepreneurship. All the clients I work with are entrepreneurs or families of founding entrepreneurs. I tend to gravitate to them for...
by trae | May 12, 2024 | Blog
In last week’s article we looked at the benefits and risks of having family members as employees and offered three recommendations to proactively address challenges associated with family employees: clearly establish roles and responsibilities of the job;...
by trae | May 6, 2024 | Blog
Last week we explored the challenges with navigating the death of a patriarch or matriarch as part one of the four disruptions to a family business: death; new entrants; inequity and behavioral health as explained in “The Family Business Handbook”...