Family business leaders know what they need to address today so their family business can thrive tomorrow—especially when they're no longer there to guide it.
They see sibling succession tensions that need attention before they escalate.
They notice family disagreements creating organizational divisions and affecting key employees.
They watch families make decisions based on unrealistic expectations and unclear assumptions.
Most importantly, they understand that without solid, sustainable solutions—rather than quick fixes—tomorrow will bring serious consequences.
These issues won't just impact the most affected family members; they'll spread to other relationships and strong business areas. Previously unaffected parties may become involved, and systems that once worked well may begin to struggle.
Quick fixes create a false sense of progress. Covering a problem doesn't resolve it—it only helps everyone temporarily forget how significant the underlying issues are.
Our FBL Foundation Programs aren't temporary solutions. They're a comprehensive toolkit of tested approaches that address today's challenges effectively and help prevent them from recurring tomorrow.
A 5 week program to help family business leaders build a foundation for their crisis management plan.
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In development; anticipated release Spring 2026
Each Programs Use 5 Proven Anxiety-Reducing Tactics
Anxiety is fueled by emotions, not thinking.
We change this formula by prompting business leaders to think differently, deeper and more broadly. When we engage the rational mind, we quiet the emotional storms that keep us spinning in circles. Instead of getting caught up in “what if” scenarios, we focus on “what is” and “what can be done.”
When it comes to keeping anxiety alive and thriving, more is better: more complexity, more questions, more overwhelming details.
We kill it off by making everything shorter, tighter, and more streamlined. Rather than facing a mountain of planning tasks, leaders tackle one manageable piece at a time. Progress builds momentum, and momentum reduces anxiety.
Anxiety promotes loneliness—the idea that no one has ever been through what you’ve been through, that no family has ever been up against what you’re facing.
Our case studies and first-person stories help leaders see that they’re part of a bigger community. When they realize others have walked this path and survived (even thrived), the journey feels less isolating and more manageable.
Anxiety hates facts and truth—it hates anything that curbs emotional knee-jerk reactions.
The more leaders know about what actually happens in the crisis planning, what the real risks are (versus the imagined ones), and what practical steps work, the less power anxiety has over their decisions. Knowledge replaces fear with confidence.
Anxiety loves to listen to us ruminate, going over and over again in your head, creating endless loops of worry.
It hates our notebooks because writing forces thoughts out of the spinning cycle in our mind and onto paper where they can be examined, organized, and acted upon. What felt overwhelming in our head becomes manageable on the page