Business Families and Relationships Raising Accountable Young People In today’s fast-paced, self-indulgent society, parenting is not easy. David Irvine’s 20 years of experience as a family therapist, youth leader and parent has taught him important strategies for raising responsible, resourceful and resilient children. Read more… Working With The Ones You Love:The Human Side Of Business Families An overview of the keynotes and extended workshops david offers to families in business: It is a challenge to build a business, and it is a challenge to raise a family. Combining the two can lead to either disastrous failure or deep fulfillment. With over twenty years of consulting, counseling, and leading retreats with business families, David brings a practical, down-to-earth and personal approach to building successful and lasting business families. Read more… Specific Programs for Business Families Below are some examples of specific programs David Irvine offers to business families. These can be adapted as inspirational keynote addresses or extensive three-day retreats. Working With The Ones You Love: The Human Side Of Business Families It is a challenge to build a business, and it is a challenge to raise a family. Combining the two can lead to either disastrous failure or deep fulfillment. With over twenty years of consulting and counseling family businesses, David brings a practical, down-to-earth, personal approach to building successful and lasting family businesses. Read more… Succeeding At Succession Succession planning in a family business is more than a financial and legal transfer of the estate – it goes beyond tax planning and corporate structuring. Ultimately, succession planning is about leaving a legacy – built on values, character, and commitment to results. Read more… Accountability In The Business Family A group of talented people is simply unstoppable when their goals are clear, when they are aligned and focused, and when they know others will support their contribution and deliver on promises. Read more… Passing On the Torch: Tapping The Potential Of Young People The future of any family business lies in capturing and releasing the unique gifts and capabilities of the younger generation. This presentation is designed to give you strategies and tools for building a business family that develops accountable, capable, contributing successors. Read more… Background With Business Families David Irvine is an internationally sought after author, speaker, and workshop leader to entrepreneurial individuals and organizations. A background in family therapy and organizational effectiveness, combined with more than twenty years of experience counseling families in business, has resulted in his unique, personal, and practical approach to getting to the heart of what matters most in a business family. Read more…