Why do family enterprise decisions stall? Paul Edelman examines six factors, including competing objectives, decision authority, governance, leadership capacity, and family dynamics.

Family members encounter new developmental demands throughout the life of a family enterprise: entering ownership, joining governance, assuming leadership, becoming the client of a family office, or reconsidering one’s role as responsibilities shift to others.

Why Family Business Founders Struggle to Step Back During Succession

Founders are often told they need a plan for life after stepping back from the business.