MakingSparks: Navigating a Family Business in Manufacturing with Tad Dickel Part 1, 391
Nix Companies is a fifth-generation family business in an industry that's predominantly privately held and family-owned. Family-owned businesses are the fabric of our economy. Today’s guest on MakingSparks, Tad Dickel, is a Leadership & Strategy Consultant with a special interest in family-owned businesses. He helps them with everything from governance to succession planning.
Tad shares why having difficult conversations with family early can make a profound impact on the long-term generational success of the business. He also covers how to have those conversations. Don’t miss this one!
– Matthew Nix
Segments
- [0:38] Netsuite by Oracle
- [2:42] How Tad Dickel helps family-owned businesses
- [5:39] Why work with a Leadership & Strategy Consultant
- [9:16] Challenges that family businesses face
- [12:42] Spark of Knowledge: The Ideal Team Player
- [13:57] Casey’s dad joke
- [14:25] Tad’s hope for this episode
- [17:43] Palo Alto Zero Trust OT Security
- [21:33] Using a Venn diagram to think through family dynamics
Resources mentioned on this episode
- Connect with Tad Dickel on LinkedIn
- T.A. Dickel Group
- Netsuite by Oracle: CFO's Ultimate KPI Checklist
- The Ideal Team Player by Patrick M. Lencioni
- Palo Alto Zero Trust OT Security