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Issues Will Always Exist in a Family Business: Tackling Them Is the Real Trick

The Network of Family Businesses has scheduled an on-line educational seminar with George Brown, a fourth-generation family member and employee of Highlights for Children, Inc. The on-line seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, February 15^th at 11:00 AM EST.

In a White Paper found at www.netfamilybusiness.com, George Brown outlines the issues and opportunities the Myers’ Family, Highlights for Children, are tackling in the journey to build and maintain their legacy. Their family has a goal of long-term stewardship of the family and the business, and to pass it along to future generations. Brown states issues and opportunities will come and go; as a family it is important to use the tools developed over four generations to guide them. The values of the founders, passed from generation-to-generation have become a shared set of values for the family.

George Brown is Manager of Asset Services involved in the archiving and repurposing of 65 years worth of content from Highlights magazine, and Highlights consumer products. He focuses on supporting business functions such as International partnerships, domestic licensing, permissions to re-use content, and rights management.…

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Creating a Meaningful Workplace In Family Businesses

Reframing How and Where We Work

The Network of Family Businesses has scheduled an on-line educational seminar with Dr. Neal Chalofsky on Creating A Meaningful Workplace In Family Businesses for Wednesday, January 19^th at 11:00 AM EST.

In his White Paper found at www.netfamilybusiness.com Neal explains that economics requires a profit for a business to continue, but profits really are not the goal of a business enterprise. In his research Neal found people list money after values such as meaning, satisfaction, close work relationships, autonomy, work/life balance, and learning. It is not about the perks, it is about the culture. He states, “When you go to work each day knowing what you do makes a difference, that your voice is heard, that your work is meaningful, and that you enjoy the company of your colleagues, then you are truly part of a workplace community”.

Neal has been a Professor with the George Washington University Human and Organizational Learning program for over 20 years, and previously was the director of the Human Resource Development…