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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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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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CAN A NON-FAMILY SUCCESSOR ADD VALUE TO YOUR BUSINESS?
Companies frequently count on non-family CEOs to provide expertise, contacts, or other assets that current family leaders lack.
Trevor Dickinson
May 30, 20226 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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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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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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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.
Trevor Dickinson
Sep 7, 20216 min read
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SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNERS RECOGNISE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STEWARDSHIP
Business owners who embrace stewardship are motivated to submit to the difficult process of succession.
Trevor Dickinson
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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WHEN THE FAMILY BUSINESS IS A SICKNESS
When serious problems arise, the family business is treated, for all practical purposes, as a patient.
Trevor Dickinson
Jun 21, 20217 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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FAMILY CONFLICT WHEN THE BUSINESS FACES CRISIS
Failure to address unresolved family conflicts will affect performance of the family business.
Trevor Dickinson
Apr 19, 20216 min read
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THE BENEFITS OF COACHING FOR FAMILY BUSINESS LEADERS
Family Legacies professional coaches’ role as coaches is to help our clients see their unconscious patterns and potential.
Trevor Dickinson
Feb 17, 20214 min read
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STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE FAMILY & BUSINESS
Fostering alignment of family and business perspectives is essential to optimize the health of the company and enable its long-term success.
Trevor Dickinson
Feb 3, 20213 min read
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLANS THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS FUTURE
The board of directors’ primary task is to look at the business independently from the family’s needs.
Trevor Dickinson
Jan 27, 20215 min read
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