50 Common Causes of Family Business Conflict ... and how to deal with them

Emotional Resilience and “broken wing” syndrome - Business.  

• Emotional Resilience = coping with stress and minimising anxiety.   Epidemic.  

• Broken Wing Syndrome = parent(s) protecting weaker children.   

• Contributed to by genetics, home, school & social environments, birth order, parenting skills, domineering parent(s) and or aggressive siblings.  

• Protectionist parents exert undue and unwanted influence on business decisions,  major favouritism and organisational dysfunction.  

• Solution:  Institute a structured & objective performance management system in the business:  formalise org charts, positions and functions, roles & responsibilities & KPIs.