The Wesley Group - Case Studies

Fractious Siblings: In this case, parents had raised children with strong personalities that often clashed. Communication was tangled, touchy, conflicted and often occurred in hurtful and manipulative ways. READ MORE.

The Young Successor: Family members reliant on business income were extremely anxious about leadership succession and skeptical about the CEO’s proposed replacement. Given the high stakes involved, there were deep divisions and significant conflict between different branches of the family and even within family branches. READ MORE.

Addressing Entitlement Early: The family consisted of a patriarch and matriarch with two daughters and their husbands as well as eight grandchildren ranging in age from 6 to 19. The grandchildren were deeply loved by both their parents and their grandparents. Entitlement was a core concern for both parents and grandparents. READ MORE.

Historic Farming Family: This multigenerational family was at cross-purposes around the direction of the business based on economics and unhealthy family dynamics. The family wanted to create family alignment sufficient to generate strategic direction for the Board of Directors that the family would support. READ MORE.