Mat Hughes
Site Staff
EIX Editor
Family Business Editor
Reviewer - EIX
Interest: Innovation Family Business Growth Corporate Entrepreneurship social capital Survival Entrepreneurship
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Authored Resources
Too Much Love in the Family Can Hurt
60580 viewsStrong family relationships are good for business, but being too insular will blind the family to great ideas from the outside and actually hurt return on equity.
Resilience to Resurgence: How to Grow Your Way Out of the Crisis
23919 viewsEverybody is talking about resilience during the pandemic. But resilience alone won't help firms thrive in the post-pandemic world.
How 1,100 Family Firms Grappled with Covid-19
3518 viewsSome are rallying the team, communicating better and discovering strength and resilience. For others, the crisis has made their weaknesses and conflicts worse.
Five Things Family Businesses are Reckoning With Now
24105 viewsThis video, also available as a podcast, explores how family businesses are balancing cherished traditions and social capital against the mandate to control costs at a time of economic peril.
To Encourage Innovation, Tap the Next Generation of Leaders
14299 viewsThis article and podcast explore how family businesses can keep products and services relevant and avoid playing catch-up with competitors.
Getting Your Family Business Ready for the 'New Normal'
1886 viewsThis article and podcast explore how family firms are adapting in a world where uncertainty is the only certainly. This will define their business strategy for years to come.
Innovating With Agility: Tips and Tricks for Resurgence and Growth
4031 viewsAny crisis brings opportunities to rethink what your family business can do or should do moving into the future. This article and podcast will stimulate reflection.
Sinking ship? How one family firm sailed through several crises
1547 viewsA Finland-based family business that hadn't innovated in calmer times drew on its heritage and untapped strengths to get it through periods of stress.
Abundant Marketing Resources Can Hinder Family Firm Innovation
1681 viewsStrong market knowledge, great relationships with customers and suppliers, and a well-respected brand can actually deter family businesses from taking necessary risks to introduce something new.
How Three Women Upheld Family Values and Thrived Despite Adversity
54204 viewsA family's enduring values, fully believed and truly lived, can be a compass in hard times and a competitive advantage.
Family Business Professors: 40 Ways to Energize Your Class
27771 viewsThese free classroom exercises, interviews and other resources will add new energy, fun and inspiration to your students' course work.
'Big Family:' Relatives Outside the Family Business Can Help It Thrive
4693 viewsToo often, family businesses are caught up in their own small circle of relationships. Expanding that circle provides fresh perspectives and helps them thrive.
To Survive a Crisis, Re-Think Your Family’s Ties
3489 viewsThe good will and bonds that family members have with one another and with outside stakeholders can help the business survive.
Succession Planning Should Start Earlier Than You Think
2356 viewsIt's never too early to plan for succession and get family members ready for leadership. The authors share ideas from research and practice in this video and podcast.
FamilyBusiness.org's Editorial Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI Tools
915 viewsYou are welcome to use these tools to help draft, revise, and/or expand on submitted articles -- but make sure you understand our rules.
FamilyBusiness.org Forges Alliance With Family Business Review
807 viewsAlliance will offer family-led enterprises around the world research-tested advice on how to build, manage and sustain vibrant businesses.
How All Kinds of Businesses Can Use AI Productively
16705 viewsThis video, also available as a podcast, explores how entrepreneurs, family businesses, and others can use artificial intelligence in practical ways.
Generative AI Can Help Grow Your Business
9802 viewsThink of AI as a co-pilot to handle mundane tasks. The work that requires creativity, emotional intelligence, empathy, or trust will still be the province of humans.
Generative AI Can Help Family Businesses Innovate and Grow
3926 viewsTechnology can now take care of mundane tasks, and give people more time for satisfying, impactful work that requires creativity, emotional intelligence and empathy.
Family Business Succession, Innovation, and Compensation: What You Need to Know
32224 viewsA family business scholar and a consultant discuss family values; succession planning; compensation for family and non-family members; and being bold without burning through resources.
How Families Can Run Their Businesses With Both Head and Heart
5294 viewsIn this audiocast, two family business experts discuss the passions and priorities of the family versus the need for clearheadedness and professionalism.
Succession, Money, and Relationships Were Top-10 Topics in 2023
88865 viewsOur site visitors cared about getting the next generation ready for leadership, having a plan in place, and minimizing conflict and money woes.
Research-Based Advice for Family Businesses: Our 10 Best-Read Articles
43442 viewsWe've partnered with top researchers to bring their insights to our wide audience of family business owners and leaders. These articles resonated the most with readers.
Our Best Advice on Using AI to Grow Your Business
9656 viewsGenerative AI will be a disruptive tidal wave for all kinds of businesses. These articles show how to harness its force.
Family Business Succession: Your Questions Answered
16518 viewsThis new page of FamilyBusiness.org answers many of your most important questions about succession and has links to dozens of articles.
Using AI to Grow Your Family Business
12480 viewsAI promises to be a tidal wave that wipes out old processes and re-shapes businesses at every stage. Top thinkers share their perspectives in these articles.
Can Physics Help Us Understand Why Ventures Fail?
15294 views“Entrepreneurial entropy” is the natural result of pursuing innovation and opportunities. It can be deadly for struggling ventures that bet the house.
Articles About Relationships, Succession Were Top Draws in 2024
27669 viewsMany readers wanted advice about handling toxic family relationships, managing succession, and preserving the family’s values over time.
ESG Essentials For Family Firms
20841 views‘ESG is an existential issue. Businesses that don’t demonstrate their commitment to sustainable practices could be punished by consumers, the media and even regulators.’