“Familiness” is a unique resource that exists in family firms because of the interaction of the family, the enterprise, and individual family members. Often this Familiness is responsible for the unique competitiveness of family enterprises. Yet - since all families are imperfect - this Familiness can also create constraints on the success of the firm and challenges to long-term unity of the family ownership group.
This session will help you identify your unique Familiness advantages and to acknowledge how and where your Familiness is creating constraints on your competitiveness and the unity of your family. Most importantly, we will provide specific tools for addressing these constraints while building trust within the family.
Takeaways:

Understand how Familiness can create a unique competitive advantage for your firm.
Identify where your Familiness is creating constraints on the competitiveness of your firm and the long-term unity of your family and ownership group.
Identify five key skills to addressing your Familiness constraints in a way that builds trust and unity in your family ownership group.

Dr. Stephen Treat is an instructor in psychology and human behavior at Thomas Jefferson Medical College, and a clinical member and approved supervisor in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is a popular speaker on individual, family, and organizational effectiveness and communication dynamics of family businesses and management teams.
Mike McGrann is the founding partner of The TELOS Group, a consulting firm focused on growth and transition strategies for enterprising families. Mike believes strong family enterprises thrive within a culture of mutual understanding and unbiased regard for conflicting viewpoints. He conducts seminars for family businesses, executive education programs, and personalized educational workshops for companies around the world.