We support that which we help create . . .

Getting Started

	At no charge and with no obligation or solicitation, you may
	complete the 4-Planning Inventory  with answer boxes for yourself submit your Inventory answers to us for our feedback email other concerns, questions or comments to davidlange@familyworkswell.com request a complimentary copy of As I Have Loved You:  Toward Intimacy with Integrity by David E. Lange, Ph.D. request references of former clients call 830.625.1956 for a personal contact invite a visit and "chemistry test"
	We have described the functions of a Family-Business Council  and the trust-building principles by which it will operate.
	To tailor our work to fit your unique family system, we will need your help
	constructing a three-generation family genogram learning your business history understanding the challenges for your business family discovering family dynamics that impede effective planning and negotiation and clarifying your goals
	Our best way to get started is with a weekend family retreat ideally including all adult family members and their spouses at a comfortable place.
	Friday usually entails interviewing, inventories, a business family meeting and dinner. Saturday is devoted to installing a trust-building communication system and forming a council. Sunday the Family-Business Council  begins charting its course.
	We arrange your retreat with you to accommodate your business family's needs. Successful business family transitions usually require 18 months.  For effective follow-through, we recommend a one-year contract to launch your Family-Business Council.
	Cost, of course, is a critical question.
	How do you value an ounce of prevention or a pound of cure? Unanticipated crises and litigations can cost fortunes. Lange Consulting, LLC  fees are $3,000 per day (plus expenses) and $500 per month for the "follow-through" contract. We commit our best energies to your business family's best collaborative efforts. Family businesses remain the foundation of our global future. Contact us when you are ready.

	*	Wood Sculpture by Frank Hayden (1934-1988)
More people than I can name have contributed to the quality of this approach -- Linda my friend and mentor Dr. E. O. Timmons (1928-2002) colleagues Dr. "Gig" Costelloe, Gerald Le Van, Dr. Jack Testerman courageous clients and members of The Harvard Negotiation Project The Taos Institute The Georgetown Family Center