Consultations

Family Governance Design

Clarify how the family makes decisions: councils, boards, meeting rhythms, and written charters that reduce friction.

Family business principals in a structured meeting discussing governance

Who it is for

Families whose business has grown past informal hallway decisions

What you walk away with

A practical governance blueprint: meeting cadence, membership rules, and a draft family charter outline

Included

  • Assessment of current decision paths
  • Recommended family council or owners’ forum structure
  • Draft charter outline for family review
  • Board–family boundary guidance

Outside this engagement

  • Company secretary services
  • Director recruitment searches

How we work

  1. Stakeholder interviews
  2. Decision-map workshop
  3. Charter outline drafting
  4. Adoption session with principals

Preparation

Share examples of past disputes or delays caused by unclear authority.

Boundaries

Charter adoption is a family decision; we facilitate, we do not vote.

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