Family Issues...
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Creating a Separate Work Space
When you're working in a family business, keeping work and family life separate can be tricky. It's even more so if you have a home office so that the physical spaces of...
Dealing with Difficult Relatives who are Averse to Change
As we get older, we all find it more difficult to deal with change in our lives. As a rule, this isn't a big problem, but when it comes to business...
Developing Professional Respect within the Family Business
When you've been used to seeing someone in a casual context for years, it can be difficult to develop the professional respect necessary to interact...
Marriage Strains: Business Conflicts and Long Hours
Everybody who works long hours knows what it's like - you come home exhausted at the end of the day and all you want is to eat and sleep.
If...
Moving Away but Still Retaining a Business Interest
Sometimes being involved in a family business can feel restrictive. In particular, it can make you feel that you're tied to one location. If you want...
The Problem of Sexism in Family Businesses
In a family business it's really important to make best use of all the talent available to you, but sadly, in some such businesses, the talents of...
When a Family Member Wants to Leave the Business.
In a small, close-knit business organisation, dealing with somebody leaving is never easy, but it's even trickier when that somebody is a family...
When Children Don't Want to Become Part of the Business
For many people, the whole point of working hard to build up a family business is that they can ultimately hand it over to their children to make...
