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Evolution of Succession Planning
Family-owned businesses have long been the backbone of Asia’s economic landscape. Key to their renowned longevity are succession plans. But as the years pass, the dynamics of succession plans are changing – not just in Asia, but worldwide.
Why JB’s Executive Coaching is a Must-Have for Family Businesses
In the world of family businesses, challenges are common, and the stakes are high. Often, family business leaders only realize they need help after facing tough times and failures. Perhaps you can relate to that. Perhaps you’ve considered working with an executive coach but deemed it a luxury rather than a necessity. Let me show you why this isn’t the case.
Nurturing Legacy and Values in Family Business Growth
The story of Doucette’s Boat Building is a heartwarming one. It’s a blend of legacy, mentorship, and unwavering values – the keys to sustained success. What can we learn from their example?
Empathy: The Key Trait in Business That Sets Exceptional Leaders Apart
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. It goes further than sympathy. Why? Because it needs people to genuinely connect with others on an emotional level. But it’s more than an emotion – it’s a skill. And, like any skill, it can be developed to create a more supportive and harmonious environment within your business.
How Family Dynamics Shape Family Business
Combining personal and professional lives also presents unique challenges within the family dynamics. Sibling rivalry, birth-order effects, and parent-child relationships can all impact the unity within the family. And therefore, the success of the business.
Heinz’s Colorful Experiment: Breaking the Rules of Ketchup
In the year 2000, Heinz Corporation made a bold and risky move. Something that defied the norms of the condiment industry and dared to break the sacred law of ketchup: that it must always, always be red.
A Legacy of Giving: Uniting Generations for a Brighter Future
In a small Southern town, an established family foundation faced a pivotal moment. Their founder had passed and their Executive Director was set to retire.
What would happen next? How could they transition to new leadership with an interspersed next generation? How could the board align and set the foundation on the right path?
Resolving Interpersonal Conflicts in Family Businesses
Resolving conflicts in family businesses: The inspiring Alvarez family journey. Join the Alvarez family on their transformative path to harmony within their fourth-generation bakery. With open communication and a commitment to resolution, see how they overcame mounting tensions, and rebuilt trust as well as their business.
Taking a Closer Look at the Correlation Between Trust and Profitability
Today’s leaders must go beyond chasing profits. Now, it’s about making a lasting difference and creating positive change. It’s a huge challenge and responsibility for next-gen leaders – and achievable.
Coaching Next-Gen Leaders: Inspiring Positive Change
Today’s leaders must go beyond chasing profits. Now, it’s about making a lasting difference and creating positive change. It’s a huge challenge and responsibility for next-gen leaders – and achievable.
How to survive Thanksgiving dinner family and their different “opinions”
Wondering how to avoid heated discussions this holiday season? Try watching “All in the Family” created by Norman Lear in 1971. The principal character, Archie Bunker, mocks or belittles minorities and ethnic groups over 9 seasons in 205 episodes. His wife, Edith, is submissive, eager…
Top-3 Tips for Managing Change in Trying Times
Jennifer Bush, is president and CEO of JB Advisors Inc. and a trusted advisor to senior leaders in philanthropy in the United States. Jennifer helps achieve clarity & confidence in their day-to-day operations. JB Advisors Inc. helps transform ideas into action, build roadmaps to success,…
Understanding trusts
Trusts can be difficult to get your head around. Check out George Clooney movie The Descendants. A land baron discovers that a trust holding 25,000 acres of land in Hawaii for his family will soon be coming to an end, and they have some important…
Sibling wars
As in all families, some siblings get along, while others have the occasional falling out. If you’re having brother or sister troubles in your family business, here are two movies and a book that could inspire you to sort things out! Already a modern classic, Disney…
Transitions of power
Family businesses are among many of the world’s most powerful companies. But how do they approach the transition of their businesses and the wealth between generations? Check out these three… France – Bienvenueen Suisse gives a comedic look to family business life, showing the importance…
Global family business
Learning about family business doesn’t always have to come from textbooks. Let’s keep it entertaining with a glimpse at family businesses around the world. Discover the close relationship between business, family, community and country, through the eyes of South African shopkeeper-philosopher Clive Stillerman, in the…
Family business spearheads
Throughout history, there’ve been countless family enterprise figures whose decisions have shaped their family’s – and their company’s – legacy. Find out more about their stories in these must-watch documentaries. Gianni Agnelli was the extravagant principal shareholder of Italian car giant Fiat. Agnelli showcases how his…
Family enterprise for all the family
Introduce your kids to family business dynamics with these fun animated movies guaranteed to give them – and you – a new perspective. 15 years after retiring as superheroes, Mr and Mrs Incredible are back in the family crimefighting business, but alongside their 3 kids, in…
A series of family businesses
There are more family businesses on TV than you think – including these three Emmy winning series. Give them a watch to learn more about the issues every family business faces at one point or another. As the name suggests, Succession is the tale of…
Mother knows best
Undoubtedly one of the most remarkable women in US (and family business) history is publisher Katherine Graham, who led the Washington Post for three decades. Learn more about her incredible life… The bestselling memoir Personal History. Katherine Graham charts how she saved a struggling newspaper and…