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Family business council meeting

120 minutes 11 blockspro Runs with Pro

A two-hour family business council: business update, a family constitution review, next-generation updates, succession and an anonymous values vote.

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120 min · 11 blocks, drawn to scale Fits exactly
  1. Arrivals: one word for how you feel about the family business today, 5 minutes 5
  2. Purpose, ground rules and confidentiality, 5 minutes 5
  3. Actions from the last council, 5 minutes 5
  4. Business update from the board or CEO, for family owners, 15 minutes 15
  5. Family constitution: review one section, 25 minutesDiscuss 25
  6. Break, 10 minutes 10
  7. Next generation: updates, education and internships, 15 minutes 15
  8. Succession: leadership and ownership plans and timeline, 15 minutes 15
  9. Values check: what should guide us most this year?, 4 minutes 4
  10. Recommendations to the family assembly or the board, 15 minutes 15
  11. Actions, owners and the next family assembly date, 6 minutes 6
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  1. +0′Arrivals: one word for how you feel about the family business todayOne word for how you feel about the family business today?5 minCheck-in
  2. +5′Purpose, ground rules and confidentialityTip: Remind everyone what the council decides and what it doesn't: the board governs the business, management runs it, the council speaks for the family.5 minInfo
  3. +10′Actions from the last council5 minFollow-up
  4. +15′Business update from the board or CEO, for family ownersTip: What owners need to know: results, big decisions ahead, dividends. Operational decisions stay with management.15 minInfo
  5. +30′Family constitution: review one sectionTip: Take one section per meeting: values and mission, employment of family members, ownership and share transfers, dividend policy, conflict resolution, or the family's governance bodies.25 minDiscuss
  6. +55′Break10 minBreak
  7. +65′Next generation: updates, education and internshipsTip: Give next-generation members the floor to speak for themselves, not to be spoken about.15 minInfo
  8. +80′Succession: leadership and ownership plans and timelineTip: Keep leadership succession (who runs the business) and ownership succession (who owns it) as separate questions.15 minDiscuss
  9. +95′Values check: what should guide us most this year?Which value should guide the family most this year?Tip: Anonymous, so younger members and in-laws vote freely. Discuss any surprise in the split.4 minVote
  10. +99′Recommendations to the family assembly or the board15 minDecide
  11. +114′Actions, owners and the next family assembly date6 minWrap-up

In short

A family constitution is a written agreement that sets out a business family's values, governance and rules on ownership, employment and succession. This two-hour family council agenda reviews one section of the constitution each meeting, alongside a business update, next-generation updates, succession planning and an anonymous values vote.
Time
2 hours
People
5 to 15 family members
Blocks
11
Plan
Pro

Updated October 4, 2026

What's inside

By the end of this meeting, the family is informed about the business, has updated one part of its family constitution and agreed its recommendations on succession and the next generation. The full agenda is drawn to scale above: every block has its own timer when you run it live.

How to run it

  1. 1Send the business update and the constitution section under review a week ahead.
  2. 2Review one section of the family constitution each meeting instead of trying to write it all at once.
  3. 3Give the next generation their own block, and let them present.
  4. 4Use the anonymous values vote to hear every voice, including those who usually defer.
  5. 5Send the summary to all council members, and carry recommendations to the family assembly or the board.

Questions people ask

What is included in a family constitution?
The family's values and mission, how family governance works, rules for family members working in the business, ownership and share transfers, dividend policy, succession and how conflicts are resolved.
What is the difference between a family council and a family assembly?
The family assembly includes all family members, often meeting once a year. The family council is a smaller elected or appointed group that meets more often and represents the family to the business.
What does a family business council do?
It keeps the family informed about the business, develops and updates the family constitution, prepares the next generation and represents the family's views on succession and ownership to the board.

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