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Loving Your Kid Isn't a Succession Plan

Josh Patrick

Published on: 30/10/2026

Family business succession planning gets complicated when love and business collide. Josh Patrick explores why parents hesitate to hand over the company, how to recognize the real reason and why honest conversations matter more than keeping the peace

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Whose Agenda Is This?

Josh Patrick

Published on: 27/10/2026

Learn how to help someone through a life transition without taking over. Josh Patrick explores active listening, better questions, and the now, soon, and later framework for supporting people through uncertainty with empathy and respect.

Active listening skillsListening without giving adviceHow to listen with empathyThe importance of asking questionsNavigating major life transitions

I Can't Tell Them Now

Josh Patrick

Published on: 02/10/2026

Josh Patrick looks at the cost of waiting to talk about business succession. Through one owner's story, he explores preparing managers to become owners, seller financing, timing, control, and what happens when "too early" becomes too late.

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I Never Asked Him

Josh Patrick

Published on: 18/09/2026

Josh Patrick looks back at buying his father's business, asks the question many owners avoid: does your child actually want the business? He explores succession, ownership, family expectations, affordability, and the conversations that need to happen

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