Maintaining Relationships – The 5th Key to Success in Family Business

business-successA successful family business is one that understands the importance of maintaining healthy relationships among family members. This means it's important to have fun together, and not talk about business all of the time. Experiencing enjoyable times together helps family members sustain their relationships and work together towards the success of the business.

Willingness to Learn and Grow – The 4th Key to Success in Family Business

business-successIt's possible to learn and grow as a family when there is willingness. A successful family business consists of family members that are open to new ideas. With an open mind, virtually any problem can be solved. When difficult situations arise, a family that is willing to work together is a family that can thrive in business.

Traditions — The 3rd Key to Success in Family Business

business-successTraditions are important in every family, and also within a family business. Traditions help keep a family bonded together. The most successful family businesses adhere to old traditions, and modernize traditions when the family sees fits. Traditions give a family business a sense of stability and they allow for a reason and setting to reminisce about the founders of the company.

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Shared Power — The 2nd Key to Success in Family Business

business-successFamily business success means that family members running the business understand the value of shared power. The best practice for family business success is to create an environment in which family member are encouraged to offer the best of themselves, and that it's perfectly fine to defer to another person's area of expertise.

By |2020-06-25T09:34:09-06:00September 28th, 2009|Categories: 10 Keys to Success|

Shared Values — The 1st Key to Success in Family Business

business-successShared family values are exceedingly important to a successful family business. In order for a family to share a vision for the future of their company, they must have the same views and attitudes about people, work and money. If a family business does not have a shared vision, now is the time to create one.

The Ten Keys to Success in Family Business

business-successThere are many keys to success in family business. Over the course of his career, David Bork compiled a list of 10 of the most common traits for success in successful family businesses. There are many identifiable qualities shared by successful family businesses - all of which became important tenets of Bork's family business consulting philosophy.

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