(A one day seminar for those involved in family managed
corporations)
7:30 a.m.
Registration
and Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 a.m.
Introductions |
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| What's in it for
me? |
This introductory survey
provides a profile of family businesses around the world.
We will outline four kinds of family business involvement
and explore why and where family businesses work or
do not work. |
| What causes the failures? |
When a family business disintegrates,
what are the causes? This session will explore the problems. |
| Coffee break |
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| The 21st
century challenges in America |
Is there something in the
water in America today? We will explore family business
challenges caused by the contemporary environment. |
Lunch break
and introduction of management case |
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| The dynamics of the
family business |
When it works, why does it
work? |
| Using an outside
board |
Why a neutral board of advisors
can help stabilize family issues. |
Refreshment break
and case discussion
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| Team reports on the
case |
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| The challenge of
succession |
When the CEO retires, how
do we find a replacement? |
| Now what? |
If you are the founder, how
do you protect the younger generation from land mines?
If you are not the founder, how do you strengthen the
enterprise? Finally, can you sell without "selling
out"? |
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn |
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