Growing pains led the Totten family, owners of Totten Tubes, to reconsider how they make decisions. Today, they benefit from comprehensive family governance structures including a family constitution, family council and family office. ow.ly/HqgF50UKqJM

Your family constitution is important. Make sure it LOOKS important, too! Preston Root, G4 steward of Root Glass Company, explains how: ow.ly/9UCE50ULp3l #familybusiness

For 108 years, M&S Schmalberg has been keeping the craft alive, one custom fabric artificial flower at a time. ow.ly/vIhB50Uav8a #familybusiness

#Entrepreneurs don't lack for confidence... unless you're asking them about their legacies. familybusinessmagazine.com/succession/ent… #familybusiness #entrepreneurs

Executive coaches can bring valuable objectivity, broad business acumen and strategies for individual and organizational growth, and can support family business leaders as they tackle the competing demands inherent in stewarding the business. ow.ly/yTQz50UO3lF

Preston Root, G4 steward of Root Glass Company, explains why it's worth the effort to put together a family constitution — and why the aesthetics of the document matter. ow.ly/MQqo50UPTpq #familybusiness

Regardless of whether the #TCJA is extended under the #Trump administration, planning should not be put on pause. ow.ly/aEcm50UQzuO #taxes #taxplanning #familybusiness

The Clark family’s proud Native American heritage, lineage of strong women and commitment to family cohesion power a pair of multigenerational businesses. familybusinessmagazine.com/ownership/mult… #familybusiness

A family office succession case study: ow.ly/MsyE50UUr9a #familyoffice #familybusiness

Conflicts of interest are among the most challenging obstacles for private company boards. As seasoned board member and consultant Jim McHugh writes, addressing conflicts requires vigilance, transparency and an unwavering commitment to fiduciary duties. ow.ly/q74b50UVcHA

On the latest episode of the Family Business/Business Family podcast: Building a sustainable legacy on a sustainable island, the power of forgiveness in family business and how culture creates longevity. ow.ly/qjaL50UXbkU #familybusiness

Family businesses crave consistency and permanency in new tax legislation. But nothing is ever simple on Capitol Hill. familybusinessmagazine.com/ownership/irs-… #familybusiness #TCJA

Aaron Chin, CEO and G2 owner of Organika Health Products, discusses modernizing the business and fostering an entrepreneurial culture, while continuing to honor his dad’s vision. ow.ly/Xebp50V3Ky7 #familybusiness

In the latest Family Business/Business Family podcast: What Do Your Shareholders Really Think? | Keeping a Growing Family on the Same Page | Family Business Is a People Business familybusinessmagazine.com/podcasts/episo… #familybusiness

Alan Rosen, CEO of Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery in NYC, discusses his family's 74 years in business, the importance of communication in succession planning, and his early attempts to earn his co-workers’ respect by catching 30-pound boxes of cream cheese. ow.ly/fuoW50V7Ng4

The first years of a family council tend to be rich, strong and generative like the seasons of spring and summer. But what happens during the metaphorical fall and winter? Dennis Jaffe explains how to refresh your family governance. ow.ly/TSFk50V8GVb #familybusiness

A family office succession case study: ow.ly/MsyE50UUr9a #familyoffice #familybusiness

Dan Berger, second-generation CEO of Berger Communities, describes how the company works to preserve its values and culture as the business expands. familybusinessmagazine.com/ownership/valu… #familybusiness

On the latest Family Business/Business Family podcast: Peter Blommer of Blommer Chocolate Company, Andrew Koenig of CITY Furniture and Glenda Bergey Leatherman of Bergey's. ow.ly/r1PP50VoXCv #familybusiness

As MLR Holdings CEO Bill Rock writes in his most recent column, a healthy family business is one where these boundaries are acknowledged, respected and adjusted with care, ensuring both the business and the family thrive. ow.ly/y15n50VoYwy #familybusiness