Family Meetings: A Place for Dialogue

Family meetings provide an intentional opportunity away from work and other commitments for the business-owning family to have important conversations. The meetings are a place for learning, skill development, and open dialogue around generational leadership and ownership transitions, family employment, communication, and team building.

Additionally, families can discuss their individual and collective values and goals and craft their shared vision.

Family meetings can:

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Foster open dialogue about sensitive subjects

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Help engage new generations of family members to participate appropriately, safely and actively

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Help plan the future of the family and its assets

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Provide a space for family members to connect, share, and grow together.

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Foster high level teamwork among participants

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Develop ceremonies to honor important family traditions and transitions