UNCA's Family Business Forum Hosts Workshop on the Psychology of Family Business

Ronald Reece

UNC Asheville's Family Business Forum will host a workshop to discuss "Family Business is Never Just Business" with psychologist Ronald Reece from 8:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, April 30, at the Country Club of Asheville. An optional buffet lunch will immediately follow the program.

The workshop will allow attendees to develop a core values perspective and alignment and learn the values of family meetings and how to construct them. Reece has actively applied these principles and interventions as both a private practitioner and as a consultant and speaker. His clients include businesses, state organizations, schools, hospitals, physician-training programs, as well as individuals. His consultations with family businesses focus on the uniqueness of family relationships, business demands, generational transition and change management issues.

UNCA's Family Business Forum, the first program of its kind in the region, was developed to enhance the continued viability of family-owned businesses in the Asheville area. Membership in the forum is open to firms that have a family member with controlling interest in the business and at least one family member currently employed in the business. In addition to seminars and workshops, members receive current research and articles on family business issues, a quarterly newsletter and the opportunity to network with other family-owned business members who face similar challenges of perpetuating a family business.

Registration for the workshop is required. The program is open to forum members and their guests; a limited number of seats are available for family business owners interested in membership.

For more information or to register, call Richard Lasher, at 828/251-6797, voice box 8003.

Media Contacts:

• Richard Lasher, UNCA Family Business Forum Director, 828/251-6797, voice box 8003
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526