Infographic: Igniting Change in Your Family Enterprise
Become a catalyst for change. Change is often sparked by individuals willing to engage constructively. Then, turn reflection into action.
Joyce leads A&R Strategy Partners, a transformational strategy and process improvement consulting firm she founded twelve years ago to bring diverse senior leadership experience to mid-sized family owned companies.

Become a catalyst for change. Change is often sparked by individuals willing to engage constructively. Then, turn reflection into action.

Most families don’t fail at executing change — they struggle to start the process. This discussion identifies practical catalysts family members can use to initiate change.

Our values shape how we think, work, and make decisions, but we may not always recognize the role they play. Unexplored values can be a hidden tax on our business and our family.

There are many forces at work within a family business. Strategic decisions, financial considerations, and operational demands all compete for attention. Yet beneath these visible activities lies a powerful, often invisible driver of how families work together: their values.

It is our experience that “love” improves every situation where it is allowed to be.” Recently, we have witnessed anger, mistrust, and vitriol in our communities and in the media. These come with real personal and business risks.

Creating and working within meaningful governance structures in your family and in your business are keys to success for families with shared assets.

This is a summary of structures to optimize decision-making and communication for families with shared assets.

Boards of directors and family councils are two primary structures for families with shared assets. Why are these structures important and what are the principles that make them effective?

There is an old African proverb that captures something essential about family business success: if you want to go somewhere fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.
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