Family Business Performance Center

05/28/2026

What makes someone a good family business leader? This simple question can sometimes be difficult to answer. Can you identify with some of these leadership styles?

What makes someone a good family business leader? In this post we'll explore a few of the most widely used leadership style categories.

05/27/2026

In a family business, the managers are usually chosen by their position within the family hierarchy but most companies look at leadership qualities from experience. This makes it more important that family business managers hone their leadership skills.

Family business managers are usually chosen by their position in their family hierarchy. This makes it important for them to hone their leadership skills.

05/27/2026

Conflict isn't always a bad thing. It shows passion. If you know how to deal with each type of conflict in the right ways, it can actually be healthy and transform your relationships with your team. Here are my top tips on how to manage it effectively:

I’ve been joking for sometime saying that family business reminds me a lot of a hockey game. A fight breaks out almost every time. Conflict breaks out in most family businesses. Yet, the truth is, conflict happens in just about every business. One of the important things we teach our family busine...

05/21/2026

It's no surprise that communication skills, or lack thereof, come up in almost every one of our family business consulting assignments.

Here is a simple coaching exercise to assess and build your communication skills:

It’s no surprise that communication skills, or lack thereof, come up in almost every one of our family business consulting assignments. I can’t emphasize this point too often. The best musicians in the world need to continue to practice with a high amount of repetition to continue to be good at ...

05/20/2026

Just because you are the family business manager doesn’t mean you are a good one. To be an effective leader you must let other family members develop and shine while working towards the business's goals. Here are 10 qualities of an effective leader.

Assuming the role of family business leader isn’t easy. Do you have the qualities you need to be successful every day in your business?

05/19/2026

Not many people like to have difficult conversations. But once you practice and master the ability to have these conversations, you'll realize they are not as difficult as you imagined.

If you are going to perform at a high level, getting comfortable with some very common, yet difficult conversations is vital. Here are my tips on how to approach them:

Ever wonder how a great musician learns to play at such a high level of expertise? Practice! I’ve watched several interviews and documentaries about some of the world’s greatest performers. Each and every one of them has an unrelenting passion for practicing their craft. In a family business, if...

05/14/2026

With any family business, there will inevitably be some form of conflict among the family members. As a family business manager, you need to be prepared to resolve and minimize these differences when they crop up. Here are some ways to minimize conflict.

With any family business, there will inevitably be some form of conflict among the family members. Be prepared to resolve and minimize conflict when it crops up.

05/13/2026

As the family business manager, your role is to bring this group together in collaboration and meet the goals of the business. The key to this is collaboration. How will you do this?

The key to family business is collaboration. When all family team members work together and cooperate the entire family will succeed.

05/07/2026

Team members who have a strong self-image focus better, are absent from the job less often, and are better able to get along with their coworkers. Here's how you can boost the morale of your team.

https://familybusinessperformance.com/increase-family-business-team-members-self-awareness-with-team-building-activities/

05/06/2026

In a family business, if you are going to perform at a high level, you need to learn how to communicate and get comfortable with some very common, yet difficult conversations.

Here's how to approach 4 types of difficult conversations so you can set your team up for success: https://familybusinessperformance.com/need-to-talk-about-your-family-business-try-these-tools/

What conversations do you feel are the hardest to approach?

Ever wonder how a great musician learns to play at such a high level of expertise? Practice! I’ve watched several interviews and documentaries about some of the world’s greatest performers. Each and every one of them has an unrelenting passion for practicing their craft. In a family business, if...