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Michael Stadter, Ph.D.Disciplines: Organizational Consultant and Clinical Psychologist
Michael is a clinical psychologist, organization development consultant, and the former director of several mental health facilities. He has 24 years of experience specializing in executive coaching, conflict resolution, stress management, and enhancing work group effectiveness. Read More
Leaders in Business Mediation & Collaboration :: Celebrating 20 Years of service
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- The Partnership Charter
- Mediation
- Business Succession Plans
- Collaborative Estate Planning
- Other Services
The Partnership Charter
Start partnerships out on a solid foundation of comprehensive agreements.
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Mediation
Resolve conflicts among business owners and principals through facilitated negotiations.
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Business Succession Plans
Successfully transferring leadership in business and family to the next generation.
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Collaborative Estate Planning
Families planning together to preserve and build a legacy.
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Other Services
Enhance productivity, strengthen relationships and enhance teamwork.
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The Partnership charter
Millions of people co-own closely held companies, family businesses, and business partnerships, but establishing them and keeping them together is never easy. Here, finally, is the guide they have been waiting for.... Read More
Welcome to BMC Associates
BMC Associates helps business partners, owners of family businesses, and principals of other organizations deal with conflict and build collaboration. BMC’s interdisciplinary and non-adversarial approach helps strengthen working teams’ overall business and interpersonal performance.
BMC’s services include:
- Mediation, a process that resolves conflicts through facilitated negotiations.
- The Partnership Charter, an innovative, preventative tool for partners and partners-to-be who want a structured approach to negotiating the many issues that tend to cause difficulties and conflicts among partners.
- Business Succession Plans, an integrated approach to transferring family business leadership and ownership.
- Collaborative Estate Planning, a way for families to address the many sensitive issues involved in transferring assets such as vacation properties from one generation to the next.
- Other Services that meet the planning and organizational development needs of clients are offered in conjunction with the services described above.
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Recent News & Updates 
Family Business in the News: The Bad, the Ugly and (Once in a While) the Good
November 29, 2013Posting by Amy Pengidore and Ed Kopf
Closely-held, family businesses are in the news less often than their public counterparts – even though they comprise a major segment of the economy, so I try to keep an eye out for the occasional account that comes along and provides a window into these very private entities. There may be some lessons we can draw from these stories.
Thanksgiving: Gratitude and Your Partnership
November 22, 2013Posting by Stewart Christ, MBA, Principal at BMC Associates
Thanksgiving is a wonderful season when we reserve time with our families to celebrate the many gifts that we have received. Contemplating and expressing gratitude, individually and as a group, has many powerful benefits including increased energy levels, empathy, and optimism. Research has further determined that expressing gratitude can improve our physical health and emotional health and the health of our personal partnerships.
Safeguarding the Family When the Business is Sold
November 15, 2013Posting by Ed Kopf, Ph.D., Principal at BMC Associates
Erwin G. Krasnow, an Associate at BMC Associates, and I were recently asked to contribute an article to Radio and Television Business Report on the topic of selling a family business. Family businesses have historically been the primary owners of radio and television stations. With the consolidation of their industry, many family-owned stations are being sold to larger, often publicly owned, organizations.
Built to Sell: Co-Founders and Co-Sellers
October 14, 2013Posting by Stewart Christ, MBA, Principal at BMC Associates
John Warrillow creates a practical resource for business owners who might be looking to create value and exit their business in Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You. The book is based on a parable that provides an enlightening prescription for creating enterprise value and a process for preparing the company for sale.
Other News & Updates
Celebration of Young Presidents’ Organization’s “Best of the Best” Education Award
Partners and Equity (Part 2): The Basic Principles of a Comprehensive Approach to Dividing Ownership
The Five Dysfunctions & The Partnership Charter