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In March I was invited to run a session for Family Business United at their flagship national conference in London focused on governance and the family family business.

During this interactive session with family input from members of The Entertainer and Robinsons Brewery, we spent time exploring what the term ‘governance’ means to…

Strong businesses are constantly looking ahead, trying to forecast future commercial risks and opportunities, with varying degrees of success. Family companies need to do this too, but they are exposed to an additional sort of risk factor – family risk – which can undermine an unprepared business just as…

External management can be the new blood a family business needs to thrive – as long it is handled with care and I was recently asked by Nat West to provide my thoughts for an article on the role of external management within family firms.

Some families see external management…

June 2016

Cambridge

This month I was invited to run a workshop for the East Anglian IFB Chapter focused on developing responsible owners in your family business.

During this interactive afternoon, we spent time exploring what the term ‘responsible ownership’ means to different families and how to start to build a ‘responsible ownership’ framework…

17 March 2016
London

This month I was delighted to be invited to be part of a session at the FBU ‘Great British Family Business 2016’ conference in London, where I had the opportunity to share my experience…

We are delighted to welcome Chloe Elms to the Juliette Johnson Consultancy team as an exciting addition for the development of the business, providing capacity, expertise and the ability to develop a broader range of services for our clients.

Juliette announces ‘’Chloe joins…

I am often asked for advice from young family members on whether or not they should join their family business. They often hope for reassuring “yes” or “no” guidance, but as with almost all issues in the richly complex world of family business, the only truthful response is, “It…

Picking a chief executive for any family business is a tough task. It is especially problematic if the company is bent on keeping a family member in the top job.