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In family businesses, other partnerships and other organizations, an ounce of prevention is worth many pounds of cure. Building better relationships among key leaders benefits the organization and its stakeholders in a number of ways. Governance and management become more efficient and effective. Work life becomes more satisfying. Most importantly, the risk of damaging conflict is greatly reduced.

There is no better time to strengthen business and personal relationships that now. Waiting to repair problems once they emerge is far more costly and risky. BMC Associates helps strengthen relationships through its Partnership Charter, Facilitation, Family Council and Meeting and Coaching services.

Partnership Charter

When partners begin to experience difficulties in their business relationship, they have essentially two choices: negotiate sooner in a friendly environment, or be forced to negotiate later in a tense and sometimes hostile environment.

BMC Associates has drawn on its extensive experience mediating conflicts among principals and pioneered a unique, structured process for partners who want to become more knowledgeable about partnerships and avoid destructive conflicts. It’s called a Partnership Charter…Read More

Facilitation

Ownership groups, management teams and others often have a need for professional facilitation of meetings. At times, the impetus comes from a conflict that has made effective discussion of an issue on their own exceedingly difficult. This calls for a special form of conflict-resolving facilitation: that is mediation. But there are a wide range of other circumstances when expert facilitation can offer great benefits…Read More

Family Councils and Meetings

Family businesses usually involve a broad range of family members including owners, managers, and employees. Meetings of management, of a Board of Directors, and of Shareholders can bring these principals together.

But beyond those directly involved, there are also their grandparents, parents, spouses, siblings, children, grandchildren, significant others, and more. The latter may have no formal role in the business, but they often feel a great need for information and involvement. A Family Council can meet this need – strengthening the family and the business…Read More

Coaching

Coaching is an important tool in optimizing family business and partnership relationships. It complements and enhances BMC Associates’ mediation and Partnership Charter services…Read More