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Family Business Succession
Business Finance, family business, succession planning

Better professionally-run than family-destroyed

The Successor Selection Trap: Why Your Heart and Head Are Fighting Three children. One business. Zero clarity.Mehta Uncle, 70, ₹80 crore business:Karan: 25 years in business, knows everything, loyal… but resists change, fears tech.Priya: IIM grad, sharp, strategic… but only 3 years in family business. “Will she stay?”Rohan: CA, modernizing operations… but impulsive. Elder brother resents him.Mehta Uncle’s succession plan? “I’m thinking about it.” He’s … Continue reading Better professionally-run than family-destroyed

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Business Finance, Business Management, family business, succession planning

Avoid Family Wars: Succession Plans Inspired by Epic Tales

Mahabharata & Ramayana: Two Wars, One Missing Document: Two of India’s greatest epics began for one simple reason: families had power, wealth, emotions… but no governance. Think about it: In the Ramayana, a single, unchecked, undocumented, and emotionally interpreted verbal promise sent a prince to the forest and shattered a kingdom’s stability. In the Mahabharata, unclear succession, no rulebook for inheritance, and decades of silence … Continue reading Avoid Family Wars: Succession Plans Inspired by Epic Tales

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Family Business Succession PLanning
Business Management, family business

The Keys we Keep, The Clarity we don’t

Last Sunday, Mehul visited his mother. She handed him a steel dabba and said,“Beta, take this back home.” He opened it expecting snacks.Instead… it was filled with old keys.Dozens of them.Tiny ones, fat ones, fancy ones, keys that looked older than him. He asked, “Maa, these open what?”She smiled, “I don’t remember… but they must open something important. Keep them safely.” They both laughed, but … Continue reading The Keys we Keep, The Clarity we don’t

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Family Business Disputes Sticky post
Business Finance, Business Management, family business

Family Business Conflicts in the Headlines:

Almost every week, we see stories in the press about family business disputes—siblings fighting over control, cousins dragging each other to court, or next-generation leaders clashing with the old guard. This raises a critical question: Is conflict mandatory in family businesses? The answer is NO. Conflict is not inevitable, but it becomes unavoidable when there is no structure, no clarity, and no succession planning. Family … Continue reading Family Business Conflicts in the Headlines:

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