model and structures that accommodate the risk profiles of both generations. Locking into one generational perspective or the other undermines thecollective strengths of a multigenerational team. Fourth, remember that timing is everything. Usually for the successors the time is now and for theseniors the time is someday . Chances are that bothgenerations will end up out of their comfort zones alittle. Toby and Sabine realized that timing was reallya strategy question of how they would proceed, notjust if or when they would proceed. Fifth, get creative. You can be sure that the finaloutcome will not look exactly as either of you envisioned. Through dialogue it became clear to Tobyand Sabine that the range of options was fairly extensive. We often tell family members to “remembertheir algebra” when it comes to dialogue. Just because “ a equals b” it doesn’t mean that “a” might notequal “c, d, or even e, f, and g.” The point is that onceyou start a true dialogue, you may find many moreoptions than you originally envisioned.