We typically think of the capital value of our businesses in terms of share price or what we think someone will pay for it. But these constructs will misdirect your efforts in building the real drivers of capital value in…
When Is The Right Time? #succession
Family business succession is sometimes a taboo topic as it is read as code for ‘you are getting old’. But failure to act at the right time can be fatal to the viability of a business. Placing discussions about the…
The Power Of Seeing
If an architect were to tell you they are designing what will become a global icon without any clear concept or image in their mind, you would think they are mad. But every day, business leaders seek to build great…
Providing For The In-Laws #succession
In most family business succession processes, the in-laws are excluded as beneficiaries and often from the entire discussion. This is not necessarily the most fruitful approach. Wealth normally passes along family or bloodlines. The common occurrence of divorce has led…
The Many Facets Of Business Growth
There is an unspoken belief that when we talk of growth in business, we mean ‘getting bigger’ and making more sales and profit. But this paradigm drives all the wrong outcomes. It’s important we challenge this idea now before it’s…
