Informed Decision-Making Requires Candor
Leaders must ask themselves: Am I seeking affirmation or information? If the answer is information, the question then becomes: How well do I receive information? Because how a leader responds to candor determines how much candor they’ll receive.
Governance Limits the Damage of Family Conflict
Every family in business will eventually experience periods of tension. So the question is not whether conflict will occur, but whether your family has the structures in place to manage it when it does.
“Yellowstone” and the Problem of Choosing a Successor
The "expected" successor for your family enterprise isn't always the right successor. Here's why, plus five more observations we use to help families navigate transition.
Microsoft Layoffs: Another Signal of What's Ahead for Family Enterprises
Understanding the catalysts for Microsoft’s recent layoffs offers helpful clues about how some family enterprises will soon manage their operations.
i3 Celebrates the Retirement of Karen Hart
After more than a decade with i3 Global Enterprises, the firm’s Director of Accounting, Karen Hart, is retiring. She leaves behind a legacy defined by loyalty, candor and an unwavering commitment to bringing order to chaos.
The Price of Admission
Why a small financial firm is developing its own software when plenty of software options already exist.
Fracture Points: The Real Cause of Family Conflict Isn’t What You Think
Understanding the human dynamics beneath conflict — vices, emotions and behavior —helps clarify why fracture occurs in family enterprise. Economics and governance determine how much damage it does.
Emerging Charleston-Based Real Estate Company Announces New Hire Lark Harrison
i3 Real Estate, a brokerage and property management firm within i3 Global’s ecosystem of companies, has bolstered its growing team with the addition of Lark Harrison.
Digital Sovereignty: What Took Us So Long?
Why many middle-market family enterprises don’t own their own information, and how a changing digital landscape will pave the way for owners to own again.
Making a Case for Workplace Candor
Why a beginner’s behavior on a paddleboard is a useful way to think about workplace tepidness vs. respectful candor.
The Fairness Trap
Fairness often comes down to shared expectations, and an understanding of how it’s defined and who’s defining it.
i3 Strengthens Leadership Team with Cristen Farrell as Director of Tax & Finance
Farrell offers a well-rounded perspective on tax planning, compliance and advisory services.
i3 Global Enterprises Names Amy Hatfield Director of Communications
i3 Global Enterprises has named Amy Hatfield director of communications.
i3's Mason Hamrick Runs to Smash Human Trafficking
In support of Lighthouse for Life, i3 signed on to sponsor this 5,540-mile challenge and fundraiser.
Family Enterprises & Juggling Acts
Balancing work and family — challenges abound, but with anticipation, balance is well within reach.
Cooking Up Success
Collaboration in the kitchen can teach families in business quite a bit about collaboration in business.
When Estate Docs Can’t Answer Your Questions
Addressing the questions a family business' estate planning and other legal documents leave unanswered.
Local Manufacturer Aids in Space Exploration
In the race to deploy satellites, PMW Aero has supplied thousands of precision components to tech companies.
The Family Office & Crisis Management
In moments of crisis a trusted family CFO and objective voice is an irreplaceable difference maker.
Ways to Invest in CRE
Six things to factor into your decision to invest in commercial real estate as a family enterprise.