Tag: family business advice

Consumers Love Local Brands. That's Good News For Family Businesses

Being a family firm enhances a brand's local appeal and influences consumer purchasing behaviors. Consumer preferences are increasingly favoring brands with a strong local identity. The reasons for Read more

How to Boost Your Board's Performance

On an ideal board, directors with different levels of experience, backgrounds, and interests form a cohesive team that pulls in the same direction, and that achieves more together than "the sum of Read more

Separate Family Offices Can Minimize Money Problems

It can be dangerous to ask executive assistants or your CFO to manage your personal finances. RSM's Ben Berger shows why a separate office helps both business and family manage money responsibly. All Read more

Women Encourage Candor at Family Businesses

A conversation orientation in the family carries over to the business -- especially for women, who are increasingly becoming the family firm's "vocal heroes." Have you ever wondered if family Read more

Family Firms Must Address Mental Health Challenges

Anxiety, depression, and other conditions disrupt business operations and strain relationships. Ignoring them won’t make them go away. In the world of family businesses, success often comes with a Read more

Involve Next-Gens in Developing Your Social Media Policy

Family businesses should consider a social media policy as a relatively “low-hanging fruit” to introduce the next generation to governance work. Does your business family have a social media Read more

Employees With Toxic Traits Can Still Be An Asset at Family Firms

The emotional connection that families have with their companies can encourage good performance -- even from employees with narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. EDITOR’S NOTE: This Read more

Family Businesses Can Learn From the Battling Brothers of Oasis

Over the past month the entertainment world has been buzzing about the reunion of Oasis, one of the major bands of the '90s. This concerns brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, who were able to rise to Read more

'Performance-Enhancing Vices': Good for Business, Bad for Relationships

Many legendary business leaders -- think Steve Jobs, or Elon Musk -- have had troubled personal lives. According to business advisor and author David Werdiger, the same traits that make someone Read more

Family History Can Be Repurposed to Serve Today's Challenges

The stories that families tell about their past matter. Here are some ways that families can begin to use the past to serve their present-day goals. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was produced in Read more