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Trevor Dickinson
- Mar 29
- 4 min
WHY FAMILY BUSINESSES OUTPERFORM OTHERS
Numerous studies in the last few years indicate that family enterprises are, overall, more successful than their non-family counterparts.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Mar 25
- 23 min
CONFLICTS THAT PLAGUE FAMILY BUSINESSES
Examining some of the more difficult underlying psychological elements in operating family businesses & suggestions for ways of coping
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Trevor Dickinson
- Mar 15
- 5 min
LEAVING A FAMILY LEGACY: PART 1
Legacy is a fundamental part of life – it gives life meaning. Legacy is much bigger than an estate plan that passes down tangible assets.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Feb 19
- 5 min
ARE YOU A ‘PEOPLE-PLEASER’ OR A ‘JUSTICE COLLECTOR’?
‘People-pleasers’ and ‘injustice-collectors’ tend to suffer from the same basic problem: a lack of self-esteem.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Jan 17
- 5 min
DETERMINING ABILITY TO PAY
Can your agribusiness afford to meet your family’s needs? Ability to pay is based on the future, not the past.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Dec 8, 2021
- 6 min
BALANCING NEED WITH ABILITY TO PAY
Access to a stable capital base is essential for the long-term success of most enterprises.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Sep 7, 2021
- 5 min
ADDRESSING THE FUNDAMENTAL DILEMMA OF FAMILY BUSINESS
The dilemma of family business is what the family needs in order to be healthy often conflicts with what the business needs to thrive.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Sep 7, 2021
- 5 min
FAMILY MEETINGS – LEARNING TO PLAN PRODUCTIVELY TOGETHER
Providing a setting for the family to address disagreements helps eliminate resentment by giving everyone a voice.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Sep 7, 2021
- 6 min
DIFFICULTIES IF A MAN HOLDS A POSITION OF FORMAL AUTHORITY BEYOND AGE 65 OR 70
Late adulthood is an era of decline as well as opportunity for development.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNERS RECOGNISE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STEWARDSHIP
Business owners who embrace stewardship are motivated to submit to the difficult process of succession.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
MEDIATION AND THE FAMILY BUSINESS
Mediation can play an important role, privately and confidentially in preventing a conflict from developing into a serious ongoing dispute.
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