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Managing Intergenerational Dynamics

John Fast Ph.D. Family Enterprise Solutions

Wednesday, March 31, 2004
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Indian Valley Country Club, Telford
Breakfast buffet included

"Back by popular demand, Dr. John Fast returns to our Forum after receiving rave reviews on his very insightful 2002 presentation!"

Join us to learn how to fine tune the intergenerational communication patterns of your family business by participating in a ?Personality Style Inventory? assessment. This Forum is designed to provide individual family members and key executives with increased self-awareness and new strategies for decision making and conflict management. In a humor-filled and interactive session participants will learn to:

- Understand the strengths and weaknesses of their particular personality style
- Maximize the complementary power of temperamental differences
- Recognize dysfunctional communication patterns
- Begin mastering the habits of highly successful multi-generational family businesses

These differences in thinking and communicating between the generations are vital to understand if you?re involved in or getting ready for succession planning!

Meet the Speaker: John Fast Ph.D.

One of Canada?s leading family business experts, John Fast Ph.D., has his doctorate in business ethics from Boston University, was a marriage/family counselor in California and has 20 years of teaching experience. The son of immigrants from Argentina, John has been working full-time with family businesses since 1998. He and his wife, Esther, have two daughters.

NEW ... Introducing Rapid Roundtables!

Based on member feedback, on March 31 we are introducing a new feature for our Forum program, "Rapid Roundtables." Each Roundtable will focus on a topic of current interest to members of family businesses. These interactive, 15-minute Roundtable discussions will be moderated by a Forum member and a professional advisor from one of our Forum Partner firms.
Our initial series of Roundtables will include
What You Need to Know About ...

- Prenuptual Agreements

- Unique Retirement & Benefit Plan Designs for Family-Owned Businesses

- Fast Tracking Next-Generation Development

For More Information:

> Download event summary in our Family Business Newsletter

Please contact Sally Derstine at (215) 723-8413 or click here for more information or to register.

The Family Business Learning Community gathers monthly to learn best practices of successful business families and competent advisors. Join our membership of over 80 family firms from all industries across the tri-state area. These 1st through 5th generations learn from each other and with each other at quarterly Forums and monthly Mini-Forums.

Forum cancellations must be made 2 days prior to event; if registration fees are involved, they cannot be refunded or waived when cancellations are made after that date or when the registrant does not attend.

Directions:

Indian Valley Country Club
650 Bergey Road, Telford, PA
(215) 723-9886
www.indianvalleycc.com

From Philadelphia via the Schuylkill Expressway:
proceed North on I-476 (Blue Route) to PA Turnpike Toll Plaza (Mid-County Interchange.) Proceed north on Northeast Extension of PA Turnpike now designated as I-476; formerly was called Route 9.

From New Jersey or Harrisburg via the PA Turnpike:
Proceed north on the Northeast Extension (now designated as I-476; formally called Route 9) Look for signs to Northeast Extension (I-476 North) near the Norristown Interchange.

Proceed north on Northeast Extension of PA Turnpike to first exit, Lansdale , #31. At end of ramp, turn right onto Route 63 West and follow 3.7 miles to Route 113. Turn right onto Route 113 North and follow 3.2 miles to Telford Pike. Just before Getty Gas Station, bear left onto Telford Pike for 100 feet and turn left onto Bergey Road. Follow Bergey Road for 0.9 mile. Indian Valley Country Club is on the left.

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From Philadelphia and points south via Route 309.
Proceed north on Route 309 Expressway. Continue north on Route 309 through Montgomeryville and Hatfield areas to Souderton-Route 113 exit. Turn left onto Route 113 south, follow 2.4 miles to Bergey Road (just before Getty Gas Station), turn right and follow 0.9 mile to Indian Valley Country Club on left.

From Allentown and points north via Route 309:
Take 309 south to Souderton-Route 113 exit. Turn right onto Route 113 south. Continue on Route 113 south 2.4 miles to Bergey Road (just before Getty Gas Station), turn right and follow 0.9 mile to Indian Valley Country Club on left.