Family Communication
A New Proverb: From One Generation to the Next
“Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.” Every culture around the world has its version of that proverb.
What’s Included in Your Family Code of Conduct?
Do you have a family code of conduct? Perhaps you have one and call it something else. Or the idea of a…
Take Stock of Your Progress in Forming Family Legacy
There are few tests to measure family health, let alone family legacy. So I’ve made my first attempt at creating a family…
Use A Legacy List To Give Loved Ones Peace of Mind
Has your spouse or a family member ever said to you, “What do I do when you’re gone? Who do I call?…
Addressing Conflict for Successful Family Legacy
Addressing conflict in the family is one of the first steps on the journey to family legacy. To succeed in navigating conflict,…
Defining a Life Well Lived—Everyday Legacy
A study on leaving a legacy found most people evaluate a life well lived in terms of loving relationships and social impact…
Seven Key Mistakes Wealthy People Make
Sometimes we hear of those with wealth and it’s hard to imagine them making a mistake. But Simone Foxman of Bloomberg surveyed family…
Why Don’t We Complete Estate Plans?
A 2016 WealthCounsel survey on estate planning offers some interesting insights on why Americans don’t complete their estate planning. Forty-three percent of Americans don’t have…
One Key to Succeeding with Your Children
Fair warning: you’ll want to read to the end of this post for the punchline. I’ve always loved the stories of the…
How to Build the 100-Year Family
Steelcase, the office furniture maker based in Michigan turned 100 years old recently. The feat of surviving 100 years in this age…
5 Essential Factors to the 100-Year Family
Did you know that the average lifecycle of corporations is 12-15 years, whereas in the 1920s, the average lifecycle was 67 years? …
The 100 Year Family
Can a family last 100 years? A few years ago, Inc. Magazine ran an article titled: “How to Build a Company that…