The complexity of business families is obvious when you take a brief look at how many life cycles are in play simultaneously.

For instance in the family circle, members of the family are traveling on their own personal developmental journey while also composing with an evolving family setting. Therefore, some family members are beginning their journey and becoming oneself as they settle down and found their own family, while others are thinking about their legacy and taking on a new role as grandparents of a new generation.