More at Stake: The Family Business Podcast
Where does conflict come from? How can it be managed? Listen in as Amelia and Blair Trippe discuss Blair and Doug Baumoel’s exceptional book, Deconstructing Conflict: Understanding Family Business, Shared Wealth and Power. Based around “The Conflict Equation,” Deconstructing Conflict gets to the heart of conflict in family enterprises and how it can be identified and managed.
Blair Trippe, Managing Partner at Continuity, LLC, is an experienced negotiator, mediator, and family business consultant located in the greater Boston area. Blair developed the specialized field of Elder Mediation, and transformed the practice of helping adult siblings manage the issues confronting aging family members, including the sharing of assets. Her grasp of family enterprise systems has garnered the trust of a wide range of family business executives, board members, and other stakeholders.
Blair is the co-author, with Continuity Founding Partner, Doug Baumoel, of Deconstructing Conflict: Understanding Family Business, Shared Wealth and Power. She also co-authored the book, Mom Always Liked You Best: A Guide to Resolving Family Feuds, Inheritance Battles & Eldercare Crises, a guidebook to better family decision-making, mindful negotiation, and effective communication. Blair earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School, a BA in Psychology from Connecticut College, and certificates in Negotiation and Mediation from the Program on Negotiation at Harvard University. She serves as an Overseer of the DeCordova Museum and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.