Hug of War: How to Lead a Family Business With both Love and Logic
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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.
Podcasts
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
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
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
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
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