How do I lead change in a family business without creating conflict?

Written By Jonathan Goldhill

The most common mistake next-generation leaders make is trying to change everything at once. Jonathan Goldhill recommends a sequenced approach in Disruptive Successor: start with process improvements that have clear ROI, build your team's trust before the founder's, and use third-party advisors to validate changes that might otherwise be rejected when proposed by a family member. The goal is to make change feel like evolution, not revolution.

Jonathan Goldhill

Jonathan Goldhill is a family business advisor, coach, and author of Disruptive Successor. He helps next-generation leaders and founders navigate succession, leadership transition, family conflict, professionalization, and growth. His work is shaped by his own family’s multigenerational apparel business, which, after eight decades of operation, did not successfully continue into the next generation. Through The Goldhill Group, Jonathan helps family businesses strengthen communication, develop future leaders, reduce dependence on the founder, and build companies that can thrive across generations.

https://www.TheGoldhillGroup.com
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