It depends. One of the particularly tough topics to broach in any family business is family employment: Should you hire that aunt, uncle, or cousin just because they are family? If you don’t have clear parameters in place defining the terms under which family members can be hired, you might find yourself in a very […]
Human nature is a funny, tricky, complicated, interesting thing — especially when it comes to trying to teach, motivate, inspire, and persuade family members in a family business. Sometimes, the desire to pass on the passion we have for the family business may not be received the way we intend it to be. And, like […]