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Agreements are essentials, but by themselves they cannot always prevent fights. The written agreement must be the final product of a trust building process, in which the family clarifies its values, heritage and vision for the future. Preparing the agreement may be a unique opportunity to discuss sensitive issues and air old grievances in a context of a shared mission. When this is accomplished, signing the agreement becomes a vow of loyalty to the family, its values and its vision. Agreements that are established through such a process may serve as the family anchor even in stormy times....

Disagreements are an inseparable aspect of a complex, multi-dimensional system such as a family business. This is a well known secret! We encourage families to welcome disagreements and to turn crises into opportunities. We help family members to acquire communication skills, resolve past tensions and uncover the the sources of the conflict. At this point the road toward new solutions is clear and family members can restore trust and respect among them.

AMI helps to set in motion written agreements that monitor the family’s conduct on issues of governance, ownership, and continuity. Establishing agreements like these are critical in creating harmony within the family and within its business relations. AMI facilitates the process of formulating family agreements while creating family consensus around the essential issues.

Can the quality of a sibling's partnership be predicted? We believe it can! A partnership of brothers or sisters is a partnership of destiny. They are born to the same family, with different genders and in a certain order: an older and younger brother, the second brother and fourth sister, five brothers, two sisters, twins, etc. This (imposed, if you will) partnership of destiny, grows and evolves in the family. Some siblings are closer than others. Between some siblings, abysses of pain may develop – which are expressed as infinite rage, permanent hatred and a continuous fight. In most...

Each book of this series addresses a topic that concerns every business owning family. Weather it is succession, financial agreements, preparation of the Next Gen, or handling family meetings, you can find a concise presentation and practical answers in one of these books.

AMI conducts 1-2 days seminars on diverse issues regarding continuity, family agreements, ownership-management relations and other topics. Seminars can be open to the public or custom designed for a specific audience. Attorneys, accountants and family business leaders are often invited as guest lecturers.