General Family Business Commentary and Advice

A Governor's Five Rules for School Reform - Applied to Family Businesses 
Advisory Teams for Family Businesses 
Ann Landers Advises Son to Leave Family Business
Are You Frustrated With the Younger Generation In Your Life? 
Birth Order in the Family Company
Business Focused Families v. Family Focused Families
Business Owners Rank Highest in Overall Well-being 
Closely Held Business Owners are THE MOST Favorably Viewed Leaders in America
Don't Give Up on Family Business Planning 
Family Business Advice in the News
Family Business in Transition: Data and Analysis Part 1 
Family Business in Transition: Data and Analysis Part 2
Family Business in Transition: Data and Analysis Part 3
Family Business Research from the United Kingdom 
How to Tell Real Family Business Counselors from Imposters  
Popular Family Business Myths 
Risk Appetites for Family Business Owners v. Public Company Executives 
The Future of Family Business 
The Latest Family Business Research
The Seductiveness of "No" 
They Just Don't Get It 
Vacation Advice for Family Business Owners 
Want More Success in Business? Get In Shape! 
Watch Your Tongue! 
What Do Family Members Want?
What Matters Most? 
When Is a Vacation Not a Vacation? 
Where Is The Danger in Today's (or Yesterday's) Success? 
Who Will Remember?
Why Diets Don't Work, What We Can Learn from NASCAR, and Why Lasting Change Is So Hard for Family Businesses
Why Family Business Leaders are Happier and What We Can Learn from Them

Strategic Planning and Thinking

Ancient Wisdom for Today's Business Leader  
Are You Ready For The Next Economic Downturn? 
Business Plan?  We Don't Need No Stinking Business Plan! 
Do You Work In Your Business or On Your Business 
E F F E C T I V E Leadership of Your Family Business  
Entrepreneurial Freedom = ENSLAVEMENT
Family Business Advice from Brian France, CEO of NASCAR  
Good Stewardship = Profit Maximization 
How To Turn Recession Into Opportunity
Improving Personal Effectiveness  
Keep or Sell? 
Leading Economic Indicators
Making a Recession Work For You  
Planning...You Don't Need It, But Your Children (and Employees) Do
Strategic Planning - 5 Reasons Why Successful Companies Do It and Why You Should Too 
Synergy or Conflict? How to Meld Differing Talents, Styles, and Commitment Into a Winning Team   
THE NEW ECONOMY:  The Great Recession is Ending - NOW WHAT? 
The Paradox of Family Business Decision Making
Time is Money
Universal Lessons From the World's Most Successful Family Businesses
What If You Live?
What Qualities Are Most Important for Your Successor?  
What's the First Order of Business In A Recession?  

Family and Interpersonal Relations

A Psychologist's View of Family Businesses  
A Tale of Two Fathers  
Are Gifts Good? 
Avoiding Conflicts in the Business Family 
Bubble Bursts for Chewing Gum Magnet 
Does Your Business Need A "Chief Emotional Officer?"  
Family Business Compensation
Family Business Survival in Hard Times 
Family Business Triangles
Getting Dad's Blessing  
Go Forward with a Family Retreat
How Do Good Family Businesses Go So Bad - And What Are Some Tools for Prevention? 
How Do You Compensate Your Children? 
How Frequent is Conflict in Family Businesses? 
I Am the Boss, I Am (Part 1 of 2)
I Was the Boss, And Now, I Am (Part 2 of 2)
In-Laws and the Family Company 
Leave Motherhood At Home- If You Can
Recipe for Disaster ... or Success? 
Relationships KEY to Family Business Success  
Shape Up With A Family Retreat 
The Parable of The Loving Father  
The Role of Covenant in the Family Business 
Top 15 Sources of Conflict in Family Businesses 
Treat Your Family Members Like a Dog - You'll Get Everything in Life You Want
While Values Skyrocket, Family Tensions Tear Apart a Car Business
Will Your Children Follow You?
Your Personal Mission 

Management and Operations Planning

BLUNDER: The Fourth Stage of a Business
COMPENSATION: Distinguish Between Rewards for Managing the Company and Rewards for Owning the Company
Eight Steps to Coping In a Recession
Family Business Compensation
Family Business Myth Busting (A Never Ending Story)
Happy Landings and Harmonious Exits: The Best Strategy for Exiting Your Business 
How Do You Compensate Your Children? 
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 1
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 2
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 3
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 4
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 5
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 6
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 7
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 8
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 9 
The 90 Best Practices for Recession Survival: Part 10  
The DANGER of Entrepreneurial Complacency 
The Power of Simple Things - The Checklist 
The Trojan Horse and Inside Positioning
What Do Family Business Consultants Leave Out? 
What's the Quality of Your Internet Presence? 
Which Hat Do I Wear Today?
Your Family Business Needs ENTRY RULES

Family and Business Smart Estate Planning

After the Funeral, What's In Store for the Family Business? 
Coping With Family Business Success 
Family Business Estate Planning: It's a Perfect Time to Transfer Ownership 
Five Fatal Flaws in Family Business Estate Planning - Part 1 
How Much is TOO Much?  
Limited Liability Companies and Family Limited Partnerships Spell Trouble for Families     
Planning Your Estate In a Vacuum 
Retirement Doesn't Work 
The Dangers of Inheriting
The Death of The Estate Tax 
The ESOP Solution for Retirements and Transitions 
The Future of Estate Tax (A Never Ending Story) 
The Hardest of Hard Times 
Treating Children Fairly and Equitably  
What Will You Do When You Get Home from the Funeral?  
Who's the Loser in Family Business Estate Planning?