Family Business Succession

'Orienteering Succession' is your roadmap to building a Deliberate Family Business which can endure and grow across generations.

Be Careful Who You Ask #succession

In family business succession, often the family leader will ask peers, advisors, friends and family for their advice on how best to approach succession or a particular issue. This can have a disastrous impact on the intended outcome. Active Knowledge…

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The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership #succession

The success of your business starts and finishes with your capability as a business leader, and the ceiling to your business’s success is the capability of your weakest leader.   Active Knowledge Question: As a business leader, how are you continually investing…

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Overcoming Barriers To Success #succession

Leaders must actively guard against paradigms, bureaucracy, and self-interest taking hold in their business. Otherwise, they can form a major barrier to achieving the level of success that would otherwise be possible.   Active Knowledge Questions: Have you ever considered…

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Effective Incentives #succession

Incentives are the fuel, the energy, which drives your business forward. Structure, align and manage your incentives well and your employees will exceed your greatest expectations.   Active Knowledge Question: Are the rewards you offer all your employees aligned with…

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Competitiveness Through Employees #succession

Your business is nothing more than the sum of all the people who work within and with it. Its competitive success is derived from the combined strength of its people. Your approach should be competitiveness through employees by building trust and…

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