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The life cycle of an Asian family business : How to create a meaningful family legacy Manila, 3 February 2010 Christian Stewart

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Page 1: Life cycle of the Asian Family Business

The life cycle of an Asian family business : How to create a meaningful family legacy

Manila, 3 February 2010

Christian Stewart

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The voice of Generation 1:

• “I am thinking about whether my son is good enough to succeed me in running the business” 

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Power in G1  

• Control in the family system

• Control of ownership

• Control of the Board

• Control of management

• Great flexibility

• Centralized decision making 

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The voice of Generation 1: 

• “I have listened to many people … and now I have made up my own mind.  I have decided what to do” 

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The voice of Generation 2:

• “We meet with my father every Sunday for a family lunch and we talk about the business… on the other hand it is difficult for us to talk about the future with him.”

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Life cycle of the Chinese Family Firm

Centralized

SegmentedDisintegrative

Emergent

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In Generation 2:

• Are you a Steward ? or • Are you an Inheritor? • How about your siblings?• Can you have “Adult – Adult”

conversations about this?

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“Adult – Adult” conversations

• “…Every cell in the human body is replaced over the course of a period of roughly seven years….”

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“Form should follow function”

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From G 2 to G3:

• “…my son has just finished his studies ... I think he should come and work for me now” 

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The voice of Generation 3:

• “…when you join the family business you want to have some picture of what it can offer you, and where you can go….” 

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The voice of Generation 3:

• “…Because you are a family member people will always think you were promoted because of nepotism rather than your own merit….” 

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Healthy Family = Healthy Business

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For more information, including articles to download, and videos to watch, please visit our web site at www.familylegacyasia.com

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Contact: Christian Stewart

Email: [email protected]

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