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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....

Dr. Orenia Yanai has developed unique tools and techniques in the area of career diagnosis and development. She is a therapist and a guide of personal quests focusing on careers and callings of individuals, couples and partners. Her book “Every Person Has A Path” has been on the best selling book list in Israel, since its first publication. Dr. Yanai holds a B.A. in Psychology and Semitic Languages, an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Tel Aviv University and a Ph.D. in Psychology from London University. She has lectured at Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University, London and Munich Universities;...

Two partners – whether they are siblings or friends that decided to start a business together at a young age have built special and intimate relationship: "We share secrets that we wouldn't even tell our spouses". They know each other's abilities very well, and their weaknesses, too. They complement each other, share challenges and achievements, accompany each other in choosing spouses and having children, rejoice in moving to a new house, support in the illness and death of parents and suffer the children's "growing pains" together. They are absorbed in the momentum of activity....

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...

In an international family business conference, held in Bilbao, Spain in 2002, Dr. Yanai & Dr Milo presented a live case, showing how families could use internal conflicts as a catalyst for change. In this workshop family members told the history of their conflict and were guided in a process that led them to a renewed dialogue in the family and the business. View this slide presentation to learn more about the importance of conflicts and some constructive ways to handle them.

"When we wanted to establish our family institutions, develop ownership strategies, enhance family members' careers and execute our succession plan, AMI was there. Through coordinated teamwork, we obtained the commitment of the entire family to get the work done."