Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Program has some famous stories. I was surprised to come across their research into several business conflicts between the three surviving children of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In his most famous line from his most famous speech, Dr. King dreamed of a world where his children would be judged by the content of their character, instead of the color of their skin. I say “Amen” to that…

For those of you who know me and have heard my story, you know that I worked with my Dad in our family business for over 17 years before leaving the family business. The last 5 years of our working together were the most tumultuous as I had finally come to realize that Dad’s idea of someday this business will all be yours was like Prince Charles being the heir to the throne of England. He knew and I knew that Queen Elizabeth and my Dad was never going to give up the throne…

Family and business don’t mix together, or do they?

In today’s blog, we’ll focus on setting three simple boundaries in order to protect both the family as well as the business from interfering with each other’s purpose and objectives.