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Hug of War: How to Lead a Family Business With both Love and Logic
Cathy Carroll | Author of Hug of War
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Should you fire your deadweight brother-in-law or comply with your mom’s pleas to give him a raise? Should you pay all your kids the same, based on the market, or based on how many of your grandkids they raise? These are the questions family business leaders confront due to the opposing expectations of the family and the business.

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Hug of War offers a new path forward. When the competing impulses of the family mindset and the business mindset are embraced as a polarity, leaders transcend either-or thinking and craft better solutions that embrace the best of both mindsets.

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With stories that take you into the hearts and heads of real-life family business leaders, Hug of War offers a bridge to greater harmony in your family, greater clarity in your mind, and greater peace in your heart.

Interested in coaching family business leaders with greater confidence? Learn about my Family Business Coaching Course.

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Podcasts
Podcasts
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Phronesis Podcast with Scott J. Allen

Phronesis: Practical Wisdom for Leaders offers a smart, fast-paced discussion on all things leadership. Scott and his expert guests cover timely, relevant topics and incorporate practical tips designed to help you make a difference in how you lead and live. 

November 20, 2024

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The TRU Leader Podcast

Join polarity intelligence experts and authors Dr. Tracy Christopherson and Michelle Troseth to identify and leverage the tensions that show up and wreak havoc in your life.  Each episode is a weekly dose of personal and professional development giving you practical and tactical tools and strategies to help you reach your full leadership potential, create the life you love, and be a Thriving Resilient and Unstoppable (TRU) leader.

November 6, 2024

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Tamarind Learning with Dr. Kirby Rosplock

Kirby Rosplock speaks with Cathy Carroll about her new book, Hug of War: How to Lead a Family Business with Both Love and Logic. Cathy shares her insights on polarity thinking and managing power dynamics in family enterprises. Cathy provides practical strategies for families looking to harmonize family relationships with business goals.

November 1, 2024

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Not Simple, from Cultivating Leadership

Not Simple is created by people who care deeply about the way we as humans oversimplify the complex problems of the world. Will we solve those problems in this podcast? Probably not!  But we encourage you to join us as we embrace their complexity and try to think differently.

October 25, 2024

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Let's Talk Family Enterprise

Lets Talk Family Enterprise explores global ideas, concepts and models related to family enterprise advising. Brought to you by Family Enterprise Canada, specifically created for FEA designates and members of Family Enterprise Canada.

September 12, 2024

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The Family Business Podcast with Russ Haworth

This podcast exists to provide useful insights from families and their advisers, so that it becomes the go to resource for families in business together to help them to deliver on their own dreams and aspirations whilst helping to avoid some of the pitfalls along the way. Parts 1 & 2 together here.

August 19, 2024

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Enterprising Families Podcast with Tsitsi Mutendi

Explore everyday issues affecting Family Businesses and Family Enterprises, with a focus on Family Governance, Succession Planning and the intricacies that affect generational transitions, and the impact of wealth.

August 8, 2024

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Make Life Less Difficult with Lisa Hope Tilstra

This podcast shares stories, struggles, and successes that help us know we're not alone.  Knowing we're not alone is one way to make life less difficult.

August 2, 2024

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Authors @ Drucker

Authors @ Drucker is an interview series featuring issues surrounding multi-generational family businesses and family wealth.

July 25, 2024

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LifeBlood with George Grombacher

LifeBlood is about human flourishing.  We talked how to make families flourish by taking problems head on with love and logic.

July 23, 2024

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Crafting Solutions to Conflict with Jane Beddall

Host Jane Beddall explores ways to preserve and restore harmony by preventing or limiting conflicts that may damage relationships and exploring ways to resolve those that may occur.

July 17, 2024

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21 Hats Podcast with Loren Feldman and Jay Goltz

The 21 Hats Podcast is a weekly conversation with entrepreneurs. 

July 16, 2024

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Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson

Best-selling author Whitney Johnson (“Disrupt Yourself”) explores her passion for personal disruption through engaging conversations with disruptors. Each episode of this podcast reveals new insights about how we work, learn, and live.. 

June 7, 2024

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