In this episode, Keith Michaelson and Don Opatrny of The Lovins Group introduce and discuss the first of six key challenges that couples face when they are part of a family business: managing boundari

Don Opatrny and Keith Michaelson of the Lovins Group join The Family Business Podcast to discuss the role of family meetings in family enterprises and offer some practical ideas for improving your family’s family meetings. -

In this episode, David Worth sat down with Engaged Ownership associate, Nathaniel Squires, to discuss how his family’s enterprise, Worth Industries, has turned a simple strategic concept into a robust form of Enterprise Capital. -

Human Capital is essential to a family business. But Human Capital can also be fragile. How do you ensure that the essential know-how that makes your business uniquely successful gets carried on? How do you scale your competitive advantage?

Trust | Listen | Respect - In this episode, Executive Leadership Coach Jane Sommers-Kelly speaks on her three-element approach to improving collaboration and tapping into Human Capital in teams and businesses: Trust, Listen, and Respect.

Don Opatrny and Keith Michaelson of the Lovins Group join The Family Business Podcast to talk about how COVID-19 is presenting new and difficult ways guilt can manifest itself in our lives. In this interview,

Around the world, family businesses are reacting and adapting to the challenges presented by COVID-19. In our work at Engaged Ownership and Renkert Thomas Consulting, we have found enterprising families to be uniquely adept at navigating such crises.

Engaged Ownership Part IV discusses three situations that present challenges to developing engaged ownership: when the enterprise has both managing and non-managing owners, when a trustee is also an owner, and when outside investors are owners. -

Practicing Engaged Ownership Part III explains how family business owners do the work of practicing engaged ownership and foster and maintain engagement. Chapter 11 spells out the reasons for and benefits from developing forums in which to make decisi...

Part II: Getting Organized - Part II of Engaged Ownership provides a foundation for family business owners seeking to increase engagement. You will learn about the complex relationships among owners, board of directors, management, and family,