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founders and successors

The Founder and Successor Are Often Operating on Different Clocks

Family Business Transition Insights: The conflict may not be about whether transition should happen. It may be about what “ready” and “soon” mean to two people in different seasons of life. Two legitimate experiences of time A founder and successor can agree that leadership will eventually t...
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estate plan

Six Signs Your Family Has an Estate Plan but Not a Succession Plan

Family Business Transition Insights: Legal documents can transfer business assets. They cannot, by themselves, transfer leadership, judgment, relationships, or trust.   When my mother passed away in 2019, I got busy selling two significant real estate assets, choosing and coordinating the sale ...
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