Erin McNulty

When the leader of American Pan, a key division of Bundy Baking Solutions, neared retirement with no clear successor, the owners assessed their options and determined that an external search would best support the company’s long-term growth. 

Family businesses excel at maintaining personal relationships with employees and preserving organizational culture across generations. However, when it comes to rare, high-stakes hires like HR leadership succession, these same strengths can create mistakes that undermine both operational effectiveness and the culture you're trying to protect. In our experience advising families, there are three consistent mistakes family businesses make with regard to human resources. Recognizing these...

At Stranberg, we're considering an internal question that guides every decision we make about technology implementation: How do we use artificial intelligence to foster genuine human connection? This is the reality we're navigating: artificial intelligence offers tremendous capabilities to enhance how we work, but it simultaneously threatens the people-first foundation of what makes our work meaningful.