family business
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The struggle between success and succession
- Work
- November 2, 2020, 05:11
The pains of dynastic inheritance are well chronicled from the book of Genesis to Succession, the US television drama featuring an ailing billionaire (...)

'I’m hard on myself and sometimes I expect too much from others'
- Work
- June 28, 2019, 05:32
Kevin O’Connor of General Paints, which is based in a former Famine workhouse on a five-acre site in Celbridge. The company produces the well-known Co(...)

Wake-up Call: Working with family members can work
- Work
- June 17, 2016, 13:00
Working in the family business can be fraught. If your manager is also your parent, sibling or other relative, how do you keep things professional? P(...)

Playing it straight in family business succession
- Work
- May 8, 2015, 01:30
Handing down the family business can be a delicate affair. We’ve all heard the stories. Parents who won’t let go. Children not ready for the job. Dysf(...)