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Family or non-family leader? Your choice depends on the age of the firm, and can ultimately shape how the media and outside stakeholders see you. EDITOR‘S NOTE: This article was produced in Read more

Beliefs about success, responsibility, and value creation are not formed in isolation—they are echoes of the time and place in which business owners grew up. Entrepreneurs don’t just wake up one Read more

By Doug Gray, PhD on Tue Dec 17 2024

Hope, Efficacy, Resilience and Optimism can make us better people and better leaders. Here's how to cultivate it within ourselves. All leaders and advisors struggle with organizational change. How Read more

We’ve seen the remarkable impact of in-laws on famous family businesses, for better or worse. Examples include the infamous Gucci family feud between Maurizio Gucci and his wife Patrizia Reggiani, Read more

By Doug Gray, PhD on Fri Mar 24 2023

Assessments, tests, and evaluations are being used more routinely in businesses, and new tools are coming on the market designed specifically for family firms. In our consulting work with families Read more

By Elias Hadjielias, Louise Scholes and Mat Hughes on Thu Nov 17 2022

As global crises are becoming increasingly frequent and unpredictable, family ties and family relationships—or what are collectively called “family social capital”—become critical for the Read more

By Roland Kidwell, Anneleen Michiels and Isabel C Botero on Wed Nov 09 2022

The salaries of top executives can be a hot topic and a source of family business conflict and stress – at family businesses and non-family firms. How can family business leaders decide what’s Read more

By Tom Rüsen and Torsten Pieper on Fri Nov 05 2021

Family businesses and the families that own them are known for their secrecy and discretion. Keeping a “low profile” can provide useful benefits -- for example, shelter from business competitors Read more