Crisis Management Planning for Family Businesses
"Now What...?" Program
The Crisis Plan Family Businesses Need
This program helps family business leaders prepare for a critical challenge: Planning for when they can no longer lead their business.
Whether due to illness, injury, or unexpected circumstances, every family business leader needs a clear plan for how the business will navigate the crisis.
This 5-week program provides a comprehensive guide to building the foundation upon which this plan can be developed.
Each week we guide family business leaders to clarity and greater emotional strength.
Sample what your clients will experience:
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Program Structure: 5 Weeks of Critical Insights
Each week delivers a complete learning experience through six integrated components:
The Griffin Story
🎧 5 min listen or read each week
The Griffins’ experience offers crucial lessons for family business leaders.
By following their journey through this crisis, you’ll discover how quickly a family business can unravel when the leader can no longer lead—and more importantly, how to identify these vulnerabilities in your own business before disaster strikes.
Unscripted
🎙️ 5-10 min. listen each week
First-person accounts from real family business members who lived through leadership crises.
These authentic voices share their struggles with the fundamental question: “Now what do we do?” Learn from those who walked this difficult path—their mistakes, their breakthroughs, and their hard-won wisdom about navigating chaos when predictable lives suddenly fall apart.
Coaching Moments
🎧 5-10 min. listen each week
Building off the Unscripted conversations, we’ll sit down with a business expert and share insights and support as you reflect on the needs of your business and crisis planning.
O’Malley Prompts the Experts
🎙️ 10-15 min. listen each week
Professional insights and expert recommendations on each week’s critical topic.
Deep dives into the essential elements of crisis management, delivered by industry specialists who understand the unique challenges facing family businesses. Practical, actionable guidance that translates theory into real-world application.
Test Your Knowledge
2-3 min. listen each week
“You don’t know what you don’t know” perfectly describes family business leaders preparing for crisis. Many think they’re ready after basic conversations with lawyers, insurance agents, and coaches.
THE TRUTH? You know just enough to be dangerous—to yourself and everyone depending on you. Knowledge is power—especially when crisis strikes.
Foundation Questions Worksheet
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The most challenging questions for family business leaders begin with “What happens if something happens to me?” and “How do I ensure the business and relationships survive—and thrive—without me?”
Over 5 weeks, we explore 5 weekly questions that form the foundation of crisis management planning. While more questions exist, these proven essentials help build a solid base.
