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

Family Systems & Skills - Teamwork.  

By Jon Kenfield. Solutionist.  

• Families tend to assume that their “familyness” means they naturally work well as a team, but the reality is often far from the belief - which easily leads to conflict when expectations are seriously mismatched and badly unmet.  

• The quality of teamwork has a lot to do with group culture, shared goals and values, respect, trust and inclusion. Teams function best when they have worthwhile tasks that place demands on neutral reliability.  

• Solution: start building the family team from a young age to get family members used to the idea of working with other family members.  

• Within the family, philanthropy and investment committees, along with social and holiday committees, provide good opportunities for developing collaborating skills and teamwork.  

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