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The podcast dedicated to Family Business. Working with your family can be both rewarding and challenging and this podcast provides you with practical tips and guidance on how to tackle some of these challenges. Check out the series on Governance, Succession, Family Dynamics and Family Business Theory. Each week we will explore the uniqueness of family businesses and provide you with the tools to help your business thrive.
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In this unique podcast series we explore the complexities of family business through the ancient teachings of mindfulness. Join mindfulness teacher and family business expert, Martin Stepek and his colleague Russ Haworth, a family business adviser with a curious mind as they discuss and explore this fascinating topic together. Mindfulness challenges our preconceived ideas and views, and of course in a family business these are manifold. Our relationship to other family members, whether paren ...
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Summary Cathy Carroll, author of 'Hug of War', discusses the unique challenges of leading a family business with both love and logic. She explores the concept of polarities in family businesses, where opposing forces such as candor and diplomacy, or reveal and conceal, coexist and create tension. Cathy emphasizes the importance of adopting a 'both-…
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Summary Cathy Carroll, author of 'Hug of War', discusses the unique challenges of leading a family business with both love and logic. She explores the concept of polarities in family businesses, where opposing forces such as candor and diplomacy, or reveal and conceal, coexist and create tension. Cathy emphasizes the importance of adopting a 'both-…
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Summary In this episode of the Family Business podcast, Tom McCullough and Keith Whitaker discuss their book, The Wealth of Wisdom. They share their backgrounds and how they came to collaborate on the book. The second version of the book focuses on providing practical tools and exercises for families to enhance their communication and address impor…
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Summary In this episode, Dave Goetz and Melissa Parks discuss the importance of capturing and sharing family stories. They highlight the reasons why families choose to tell their stories, such as passing on values and creating a family culture. The guests emphasize the need for families to identify their purpose and why before embarking on a storyt…
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Are you ready to hire non-family execs?
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Summary In this episode, Bill Stranberg discusses the readiness of family businesses to hire non-family executives. He shares his own experience growing up in a family business and highlights the distinct challenges that families face in executive recruitment. Bill emphasizes the importance of addressing the readiness of both the family and the bus…
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Summary In this two part episode, the guests discuss the considerations and communication strategies involved in a family business deciding to sell their business. They emphasize the importance of open and proactive communication within the family system, as well as with external shareholders and the C-suite. The guests also highlight the significa…
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Summary In this two part episode, the guests discuss the considerations and communication strategies involved in a family business deciding to sell their business. They emphasize the importance of open and proactive communication within the family system, as well as with external shareholders and the C-suite. The guests also¶. They stress the need …
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Summary In this episode, Fiona Graham discusses the rebranding of Family Business UK and their focus on advocacy and policy. She highlights the key areas in their 2024 manifesto and the importance of long-term planning for family businesses. Fiona also shares insights from Family Business Week and previews the upcoming annual conference, which will…
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The podcast is back! In this short trailer I give you an overview of upcoming episodes. There are six new episodes in this series. 1 - Family Business UK 2 - Selling the Family Business Pt.1 3 - Selling the Family Business Pt.2 4 - Are you ready to employ Non Family Execs? 5 - The importance of Storytelling 6 - Wealth of Wisdom I'd love to hear fro…
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Wealth 3.0 - with The Ultra High Net Worth Institute
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Regular listeners of the show will be familiar with all of my guests on this weeks show. I am joined by Jim Grubman, Denis Jaffe and Kristin Keffeler as they discuss their new book - Wealth 3.0 - The Future of Family Wealth Advising. In this episode we cover some of the key areas of focus within the book and what it means for families of wealth and…
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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Right Mindfulness and Concentration - The Mindful Family Business
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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Right Effort - The Mindful Family Business
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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Right Livelihood - The Mindful Family Business
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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Right Actions and Activities - The Mindful Family Business
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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Right Speech or Communication - The Mindful Family Business
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS The First Noble Truth: be aware that life brings with it many forms of dissatisfaction, frustration, irritation, and many levels of suffering. The Second Noble Truth: recognise that these different types of suffering are produced by your mind, even if the apparent cause is external. The mind reacts negatively to life experienc…
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Right Intention / Thought - The Mindful Family Business
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As with the word Noble above, the Eightfold Path uses a word that needs a little clarification. Each of the eight paths starts with the word Right. In this case it does not mean right as opposed to immoral, so it is not judgemental. Nor does it mean correct as opposed to wrong. It is best thought of as skilful or wise. Right Intentions or Thoughts:…
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As with the word Noble above, the Eightfold Path uses a word that needs a little clarification. Each of the eight paths starts with the word Right. In this case it does not mean right as opposed to immoral, so it is not judgemental. Nor does it mean correct as opposed to wrong. It is best thought of as skilful or wise. Right Intentions or Thoughts:…
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The Fourth Noble Truth - Time to put in the work - The Mindful Family Business
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are shorthand reminders of the Buddha’s core teachings on how to live a peaceful, fulfilling life. The formula was developed by his followers after his death as the Buddha left no written records of his teachings. Note that although still in everyday use when referring to this subject the term Noble does…
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The Fourth Noble Truth - Time to put in the work
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are shorthand reminders of the Buddha’s core teachings on how to live a peaceful, fulfilling life. The formula was developed by his followers after his death as the Buddha left no written records of his teachings. Note that although still in everyday use when referring to this subject the term Noble does…
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The Third Noble Truth - You can deal with all this
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are shorthand reminders of the Buddha’s core teachings on how to live a peaceful, fulfilling life. The formula was developed by his followers after his death as the Buddha left no written records of his teachings. Note that although still in everyday use when referring to this subject the term Noble does…
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The Third Noble Truth - You can deal with all this - The Mindful Family Business
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are shorthand reminders of the Buddha’s core teachings on how to live a peaceful, fulfilling life. The formula was developed by his followers after his death as the Buddha left no written records of his teachings. Note that although still in everyday use when referring to this subject the term Noble does…
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The Second Noble Truth - Your mind can make it worse - The Mindful Family Business
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are shorthand reminders of the Buddha’s core teachings on how to live a peaceful, fulfilling life. The formula was developed by his followers after his death as the Buddha left no written records of his teachings. Note that although still in everyday use when referring to this subject the term Noble does…
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The Second Noble Truth - Your mind can make it worse
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are shorthand reminders of the Buddha’s core teachings on how to live a peaceful, fulfilling life. The formula was developed by his followers after his death as the Buddha left no written records of his teachings. Note that although still in everyday use when referring to this subject the term Noble does…
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are shorthand reminders of the Buddha’s core teachings on how to live a peaceful, fulfilling life. The formula was developed by his followers after his death as the Buddha left no written records of his teachings. Note that although still in everyday use when referring to this subject the term Noble does…
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The First Noble Truth - Sh*t Happens! - The Mindful Family Business
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The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are shorthand reminders of the Buddha’s core teachings on how to live a peaceful, fulfilling life. The formula was developed by his followers after his death as the Buddha left no written records of his teachings. Note that although still in everyday use when referring to this subject the term Noble does…
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Welcome to The Mindful Family Business. This is an alternative look at family business governance. Through engaging and thoughtful conversations between your hosts, Russ Haworth and Martin Stepek, we are hoping to deliver to you something a little different. Utilising the expertise that Martin has on the teachings of Buddha and the combined experti…
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What is the Mindful Family Business? - The Mindful Family Business
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Welcome to The Mindful Family Business. This is an alternative look at family business governance. Through engaging and thoughtful conversations between your hosts, Russ Haworth and Martin Stepek, we are hoping to deliver to you something a little different. Utilising the expertise that Martin has on the teachings of Buddha and the combined experti…
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So this is just a really quick show to let you know that I am launching a new show with my colleague and friend, Martin Stepek. The show is called The Mindful Family Business and will look at how you can apply the teachings of mindfulness to your family business. The new show is launching today and will feature on this feed for a limited time. Afte…
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In this two part interview with Dennis Jaffe, Ken McCracken, Daniel Trimarchi and Stacy Allred we explore the topics covered in the white paper that they have co-authored. The collaboration is an example of the work being undertaken via the Ultra High Net Worth Institute (www.uhnwinstitute.org). The white paper covers three key elements of transiti…
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In this two part interview with Dennis Jaffe, Ken McCracken, Daniel Trimarchi and Stacy Allred we explore the topics covered in the white paper that they have co-authored. The collaboration is an example of the work being undertaken via the Ultra High Net Worth Institute (www.uhnwinstitute.org). The white paper covers three key elements of transiti…
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In this episode of the show I discuss three common myths that are often thrown at family businesses as rules or facts in order for them to act to avoid becoming a statistic themselves. The first myth is that around the number of family businesses making it to the third generation and what the often cited statistics are actually related to. We then …
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In this episode I am joined by Fiona Graham from the Institute for Family Business as we discuss Family Business Week, some interesting research that will shortly be published and we debunk the myth that family businesses are old fashioned, “Mom and Pop Shops”. We also explore the contribution that family businesses make to the UK and global econom…
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I am joined on this show by Kristin Keffeler as we discuss the myth of the silver spoon. This happens to be the title of Kristin's excellent new book which you can find out more about here In this really engaging conversation with Kristin we hear about her own story of growing up in a wealthy family. Kristin discusses how our relationship with weal…
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In this episode of the show I am joined by Dr Jim Grubman as we discuss an article he has written for International Family Offices. In this article he explores the so called "70% Rule". This "rule" states that 70% of wealth transfers globally, fail. In the show Jim highlights which studies, evidence and statistics went in to the publication of the …
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Well, it has been a while since I hit record on my laptop but I am back with a new series of the show that is focussing on some of the common myths that exist within the world of family business and in particular when 'marketing' to family businesses. Joining me in this series are Dr Jim Grubman, Kristin Keffeler and Fiona Graham as we look at the …
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Welcome to this special bonus episode of the show. This follows an incredible week spent in the US with Jamie and Maureen Kelley from Bank of Oklahoma, or BOK Financial. Jamie and I attended and spoke at the brilliant Purposeful Planning Institute Rendezvous conference in Denver and then spent some time with Maureen and her team along with some cli…
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We conclude our series looking at the ground-breaking research called The Quest for Legitimacy. This research spoke with rising gen family members from around the globe and asked them to share their experiences of growing up in "The Land of Giants". In this episode Jamie and I discuss the importance of humanising the giants in our lives to allow us…
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As we continue our look at The Quest for Legitimacy research Jamie and I explore what is referred to in the book at "Breaking Moments". What are they? What do they feel like? Why are they important? We then discuss what liminality is and how we are all currently living through a period of liminality. The Quest for Legitimacy: How Children of Promin…
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In this episode we delve much deeper into The Quest for Legitimacy and explore the four phases. In particular we look at examples from the research that highlight how the phases feel and are experienced. We discuss the fact that the phases are not linear and that at any point in your life you can be taken back into an awareness phase that can lead …
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In the first episode of the series we meet Jamie and hear about the depth of his experience across all of society, from Cook County Jail to large family enterprises. He shares the experience of growing up as the son of a Rabbi and the impact it had on his own life. We dive into the research and what motivated it along with an outline for the four p…
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For the past 5 years or so I have been working alongside the brilliant Dr Jamie Weiner on a research project that has been asking members of the rising generation "what is it like to grow up in the Land of Giants?" In this series we bring you the findings from the research project and share stories from those we spoke with during this ground-breaki…
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On this weeks show I spend some time with Stephanie Brobbey as we discuss The Good Ancestor Movement. The impacts of the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine is bringing into focus some families relationships with their wealth and Steph has developed a fascinating way to discuss topics such as radical wealth distribution, wealth minimisation and …
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On this weeks show I am joined by psychologist Dr. Moira Somers as we discuss the fascinating topic of The Psychology of Wealth. We look at the following: What is the Psychology of Wealth How can advisers work together to better serve our clients Why do we procrastinate Why we are such good fun at parties! You can find out more about Moira by visit…
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In this interview I speak with Dennis Jaffe, Kristin Keffeler and Jim Grubman about what developments and evolutions are happening within "Wealth 3.0". We discuss the history of modern wealth advice and what we can learn from Wealth 1.0 and Wealth 2.0. Jim spends some time at the beginning of the episode explaining these terms in case you are unfam…
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On this episode of the show I speak with Dr Jim Grubman and Tom McCullough about the topic of Family Wealth Integration. We discuss what the term means for you as a family but also for you if you are a practitioner working with families of wealth. We explore the four levels of integration that currently exist within the market; - No Integration - B…
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