Jaime -- never had any experience with succession planning, but when it comes to families I recall a group of Family Therapists who swore by OS as a great way to bring sense and order into troubled waters. And the little I do know about succession planning tells me that the waters are often troubled. So I would guess you have a match. One thought would be to work with the largest group of concerned (caring) people that will accept the invitation to join the circle. That might include employees and others who have a legitimate connection. They may not be family, but often such people are almost closer than family and can provide different and "linking" points of view -- especially if the family itself is in some disarray.
ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) Camden, Maine 04843 Phone 301-365-2093 (summer) 207-763-3261 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jaime Pedreros Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 12:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OSList] (no subject) Dear OST list, First of all, a great hug to all of you wishing an excellent year, plenty of success and new experiences in the ever fascinating world of Open Space. I have been working in the design of a training seminar about the succession process within the family business environment. To my surprise, I have found that a lot of research have been done, especially in the management of the so called "family component" which, different from the technical set of circumstances (taxation, valuation, estate, accounting, etc.) involves a myriad of human relations and family dynamics topics. Most practitioners in facilitating/counseling the management of the "family component" recommend the conformation of two groups: one with the directly involved family members and a second one with the extended family (which might include key employees) in order to develop a plan and conduct the subsequent process through formal and informal gatherings and meetings. I am sure that most of you have a coincident feeling about the possibility of using OST to conduct these meetings and am also sure that some of you have worked in succession processes. Please let me know about some past experiences in this field. I will we more than pleased to share my findings with you. Best regards from rainy and also warm La Paz Jaime _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
