The children feel that their father thinks he's never going to die. They struggle for ideas of how to get him to address the issues. Son asks his father for a raise and father grants it, but based on family reasons not business reasons. The family must separate family and business issues and the company must develop compensation criteria. Circular patterns of behavior and expectation develop over time and must be cut to effect change allowing for a proper transition.
Parents have two children working in the business and two children with other careers.
They leave their attorney's office trying to figure out what is fair. Generational differences surface as a son and daughter express their desire to expand the business, while dad is content with the status quo. Karen wants to join her Dad and brother but needs a non-traditional flexible schedule so she can balance life with her husband and children. Henry cannot understand his son's inability to accept Harry unconditionally. Richard and his father need to understand the dynamics and agree on a plan to evaluate Richard's knowledge and attitude and train him for transition.