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Family Business Conflict Video No 5: Fossilised Leaders. By Jon Kenfield. Solutionist.

Common Causes of Family Conflict & How to Deal with Them.

Video 5: Fossilised Leaders.

  • Living longer, later retirement: personal / financial / alternatives.
  • Increasing numbers of businesses led by older people 70+. Some good, many bad.
  • Fossilised: all faculties, more risk-averse, less agile and able to make important decisions. No desire for change.
  • Successors frustrated. Employees terrified about security.
  • Solution: real needs of older leaders need to be identified and addressed, with genuine sensitivity. Negotiated outcomes (mutual interests) essential.
 

Written by Jon Kenfield

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