Greetings!
Thanks for all of the positive comments regarding our video interviews with prominent family business professionals which we launched last month. Given this great response, we are scheduling future video interviews with people like David Bork, Fredda Herz Brown and Ivan Lansberg.
This month we are pleased to add a Global Events section to the newsletter. This section will feature live family business events which are available around the world either online or via global teleconference. We hope that this section encourages those who are hosting local family business learning activities to make their content available to the world -- and in this way join in the Family Business Wiki mission of "sharing family business knowledge around the world."
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Thought Leader Blog: Ken McCracken |
 Trust in Governance?
The recent economic meltdown has been blamed on systemic failures in governance -- and has led to demands for more rules and guidelines.
Ken McCracken argues that many family enterprises are inclined towards trust-based relationships, rather than rules and guidelines, and can use this inclination for entrepreneurial advantage. Those families who are attracted by the advantages of injecting trust into the governance of their enterprise need to answer an important question: "What is our attitude towards trust?" Ken has some ideas which can help family businesses answer this question. (Read more and add comments)
Watch for our next Thought Leader Blog from Christine Blondel. |
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FBWiki TV: Ann Kinkade |
| A New Advocacy Group: Family Enterprise USA
Ann Kinkade, President of Family Enterprise USA,  says that the goals of this new organization are to: 1. Create a collective family enterprise identity 2. Educate policy makers and the general public about the importance of family enterprises to our society and economy 3. Advocate on behalf of family enterprises to the general public and the media. ( Click here to see the video. Run time 3:21). |
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FBWiki TV: Laurent Roux |
Being a Trusted Family Business Advisor
Laurent Roux has a passion for family business advising. In this video he talks about a family business which went through a transformation. Laurent helped to guide the matriarch in reconnecting with her values -- and with her family.
A trusted family business advisor cannot be focused just on a transaction. Laurent has some ideas as to what it takes to be a trusted family business advisor. ( Click here to see the video. Run time 3:52). |
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Family Business Advisor Blog: Henry Krasnow |
| Even Lawyers Can Find Win-Win Solutions
 Family business consultants who view the "family" as their client may have tension resolving problems with accountants who are only concerned with the success of the business or lawyers who see only one family member as his or her client.
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