Business Transitions

OUR ARTICLES

COVER A RANGE OF PERTINENT TOPICS RELEVANT TO FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES.

The purpose of the blog is to enhance family businessmen and women how to keep their dream alive and realize it through good planning.

THE INSIGHTS WILL HELP FAMILY BUSINESS OWNERS:

Maintain growing, healthy and profitable companies,
Shape future business directions,
Prepare new family leadership,
Ensure the support of family members who do not work for the company but who significantly influence its fate, and
Guide future generations via thoughtful philosophies.

TOPICAL ARTICLES

JOURNAL ARTICLES

LEADERSHIP CHANGES - ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESSFUL TURNAROUND

Trevor Dickinson

Feb 25, 2021
4 min

LEADERSHIP CHANGES - ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESSFUL TURNAROUND

Inadequate senior management is frequently cited as the single most important cause of corporate decline.

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CRISIS STABILISATION IN A BUSINESS TURNAROUND

Trevor Dickinson

Feb 8, 2021
2 min

CRISIS STABILISATION IN A BUSINESS TURNAROUND

In most turnaround situations, crisis management will have to commence immediately. The approach requires very strong top-down control.

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Trevor Dickinson

Oct 4, 2022
8 min

HOW TO IMPROVE FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIPS

The conflict between fathers and sons relates to traditional male roles.

FACING REALITY CAN PREVENT A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO

Trevor Dickinson

Oct 4, 2022
5 min

FACING REALITY CAN PREVENT A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO

Neglect succession planning for your family farm, and you could leave your loved ones with a financial and emotional disaster.

DIVERSIFY YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS TO INSULATE IT FROM RISKS

Trevor Dickinson

Oct 4, 2022
7 min

DIVERSIFY YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS TO INSULATE IT FROM RISKS

Your family business leadership must have a clear, compelling, and objective framework to ensure that good long-term decisions are made

THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF A FAMILY AGRIBUSINESS TRANSITION

Trevor Dickinson

Jun 15, 2022
4 min

THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF A FAMILY AGRIBUSINESS TRANSITION

Transition Planning and handing a family agribusiness over to the next generation involves financial as well as personal decisions.

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSION PREPAREDNESS

Trevor Dickinson

May 30, 2022
4 min

EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSION PREPAREDNESS

Readiness is imperative, and the key to readiness is education. Education is important because it adds perspective and validation.

Trevor Dickinson

May 30, 2022
4 min

BREAK DOWN THE WALL OF SILENCE

Communication is the key to success in maintaining a successful family agribusiness.

Trevor Dickinson

May 23, 2022
6 min

LEGACY: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY UNITY

How do you build family unity and cohesion when both the family and the business wrestle with a fast-paced and changing environment?

Trevor Dickinson

Mar 29, 2022
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.

Trevor Dickinson

Mar 25, 2022
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

Trevor Dickinson

Mar 15, 2022
5 min

LEAVING A FAMILY LEGACY

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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