FAMILY  HARMONY:        SHARED  WISDOM  TO  KEEP  YOUR  FAMILY  TOGETHER    

Sajen  Aswani  &  Benede.a  Buzzi  Moderator:  Gaia  Marchisio  Milan,  April  20,  2012  

AIdAF-­‐Alberto  Falck  Chair  in  Strategic  Management  in  Family  Business  Bocconi  University  

IN  FAMILY  BUSINESS:  

FAMILY  HARMONY:        

SHARED  WISDOM  TO  KEEP  YOUR    FAMILY  TOGETHER    

keep  the  family  together:  COHESION  

COHESION:  

UNITY  OF  FEELING  &  PURPOSE  

COMMON  GOAL    

WORK  IN  HARMONY  

Source: Hartman  

What  are      HARMONIOUS  RELATIONSHIPS?  

Buzzi Unicem Group

Brief Presentation

Milan, 20 April 2012

How  to  build      

HARMONIUOS  RELATIONSHIPS  

harmony  doesn’t  “just”  happen  

harmony  is    a  decision  

…not  just  hard  work,  but  heart  work  

Source:  Melissa  Kwee  

BUILD  REAL  BONDING  

TRAIN  KIDS’  UNIQUE  GIFTS    

AVOID  COMPETITION  

TALK    (and  disagree)  

SET  INTEGRITY  AND  REWARD  

RESULTS  

CLEAR  THE  EXPECTATIONS  

PROMOTE  FAIRNESS    

(in  the  process)  

One  last  thing…  

Source:  Astrachan,  McMillan  

HR = Frequency X Duration X Depth