What would change if someone in my family finally said this is what I actually want?

More than people expect. Kris Kluver, in The Dysfunctional Family Office, asks readers this question to surface the assumption that nothing would change. Most families operate as if the constraints are immovable. The kid who doesn't want the business. The spouse who's tired of pretending. The sibling who has a calling outside the family enterprise. Each of them assumes that saying what they actually want would blow up the family. Usually it doesn't. Usually the family finds a way to absorb the truth, redesign roles, and end up closer than they were under the pretending. The Mitchell family in the book is the case study. Tim says he doesn't want the business. Steve says he doesn't want to run it. Gail says she does. The family redesigns succession in one evening. The change that felt impossible was already waiting for someone to start it. Chris Richardson works with rising generation members on this exact moment at thethirtyadvisors.com.