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HOW TO IMPROVE FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIPS
The conflict between fathers and sons relates to traditional male roles.
Trevor Dickinson
Oct 4, 20228 min read
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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.
Trevor Dickinson
Oct 4, 20225 min read
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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
Trevor Dickinson
Oct 4, 20227 min read
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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.
Trevor Dickinson
Jun 15, 20224 min read
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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, 20224 min read
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BREAK DOWN THE WALL OF SILENCE
Communication is the key to success in maintaining a successful family agribusiness.
Trevor Dickinson
May 30, 20224 min read
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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
May 23, 20226 min read
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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 29, 20224 min read
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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 25, 202223 min read
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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.
Trevor Dickinson
Mar 15, 20225 min read
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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.
Trevor Dickinson
Feb 20, 20225 min read
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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.
Trevor Dickinson
Jan 17, 20225 min read
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BALANCING NEED WITH ABILITY TO PAY
Access to a stable capital base is essential for the long-term success of most enterprises.
Trevor Dickinson
Dec 8, 20216 min read
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FAMILY MEETINGS – LEARNING TO PLAN PRODUCTIVELY TOGETHER
Providing a setting for the family to address disagreements helps eliminate resentment by giving everyone a voice.
Trevor Dickinson
Sep 7, 20215 min read
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WHEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN CLASH
The road to successful succession planning is seldom as straight as the rows of trees in an orchard, but undue nastiness can be avoided.
Trevor Dickinson
Jun 11, 20213 min read
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STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR FAMILIES IN BUSINESS
The family business is a complex system that only a multi-faceted method of planning will be able to help it move ahead.
Trevor Dickinson
Apr 28, 20215 min read
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SUCCESSION PLANNING: GET EXPERT HELP AND UNDERSTAND YOUR OPTIONS
Even if succession seems straightforward, several steps are needed to facilitate the transfer of the farm from one generation to the next.
Trevor Dickinson
Mar 29, 20213 min read
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SUCCESSION PLANNING: THE TIME TO TALK IS NOW
Think of succession planning like producing a crop: it does not happen overnight and requires many small steps from seed to sale.
Trevor Dickinson
Mar 9, 20214 min read
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