Defeat The Drama At Work With Kirsten E. Ross | Work Drama | Life Strategies | Family Business | Communication | Leadership

226 The Work of One Preparing for Conversations & Choices in Your Family Business I Help Build Your High Performing Team and Make Your Bigger Bolder Impact Get What You Need from Your Team – Even if they’re family Important first step – family businesses can struggle with feelings of obligation or entitlement between the Now Gen and Next Gen Often assumptions are what drive the path of the Next Gen into the business. I’ve seen it so many times.  A Next Gen feeling the weight of responsibility to run the business, generate profits that will support the employees, family members and Now Gen through retirement. Often, underneath is a lack of confidence and an uncertainty about desire. Most often family members fear and worry about what might be a difficult conversation. They have assumptions about how the conversation will go and the reactions of close family members.   It is especially difficult to have the tenacity required to initiate what might be a tough conversation if we aren’t clear about what we’re