In working with enterprising families, the hardest challenges rarely begin with strategy or governance. They begin with relationship patterns that quietly repeat across generations. At  The Family Firm Institute - FFI 's Global Conference,  Doug Baumoel , of  Continuity Family Business Consulting  and explored how advisors can help families surface and work with underlying dichotomies such as entrepreneurism vs. parenting, control vs. autonomy, and loyalty vs. self-expression

One of the toughest family challenges I see is when an aging parent clearly needs support but insists, “I’m fine. I don’t need help.”

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