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Trevor Dickinson
- Jun 15
- 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.
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Trevor Dickinson
- May 30
- 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.
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Trevor Dickinson
- May 30
- 4 min
BREAK DOWN THE WALL OF SILENCE
Communication is the key to success in maintaining a successful family agribusiness.
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Trevor Dickinson
- May 30
- 6 min
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.
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Trevor Dickinson
- May 23
- 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?
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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 15
- 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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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
- 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
- Jun 21, 2021
- 7 min
WHEN THE FAMILY BUSINESS IS A SICKNESS
When serious problems arise, the family business is treated, for all practical purposes, as a patient.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
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.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Apr 28, 2021
- 5 min
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.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Apr 19, 2021
- 6 min
FAMILY CONFLICT WHEN THE BUSINESS FACES CRISIS
Failure to address unresolved family conflicts will affect performance of the family business.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Feb 16, 2021
- 4 min
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.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
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.
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Trevor Dickinson
- Jan 26, 2021
- 5 min
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.
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