September 3, 2023
When family members either don’t come back to the family business, or they return only to realize that they need to move on, it can be bittersweet. On the one hand, you feel as if some piece of you...
August 20, 2023
Forgiveness is a difficult but necessary element of being in business with family members. There is no doubt that living and working in close proximity will produce miscommunication, misunderstanding...
August 6, 2023
Many family businesses are blessed by long-term employees who care for the company as if it was their own. In fact, it sometimes feels as if their emotional and psychological ownership exceeds some...
June 18, 2023
Family businesses, and the industries in which they operate, mature over time. A company that began in survival mode becomes stable. Revenue increases. Customers grow. More opportunities arrive. But...
June 5, 2023
I hope you’ve enjoyed reflecting with me over the last year on King David and his family. On this Christmas morning, my final meditation is about David’s family legacy: Jesus. The lineage is...
June 5, 2023
Over the last two years, I used the biblical stories of Jacob and Esau, and King David, to reflect on challenges and opportunities in family businesses. I also spent some time in the book of Proverbs...
June 4, 2023
Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published I often wish it all felt the way it looked, that I could actually be living the life everyone thinks they see. But it feels...
May 21, 2023
Sibling relationships in a family business can be both a strength and a weakness. The trust that is often implicit between brothers and sisters can be a powerful force in the division of labor and in...
May 7, 2023
Ending a family business partnership may not seem like a situation that qualifies for a blessing. Feelings of disappointment, guilt that you are letting down prior (or future) generations, or a...
April 28, 2023
In last week’s reflection, King David brought his son Absalom home to Jerusalem, but he was not allowed to be in David’s presence. The text then shifts to Absalom’s appearance, and what a description...