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//July 14, 2025 - Issue #146




Empowering the Next Generation


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Unready and Unadvised: The Silent Crisis in Family Wealth Transfer
by Srbuhi Avetisyan
/ Practice Insight
A study of 13,500 family firms shows that nearly half of heirs don’t know where the assets are -- and 3 in 5 wouldn’t know what to do if the founder died suddenly. Read more...
A Family Council Can Help Larger Families Stay Connected
by Kimberly Eddleston
/ Interviews
Consider one if your family business has 15 or more relatives involved, or multiple generations. Read more...
When Family Businesses Should Think Like Private Equity Firms
by Nadine Kammerlander and David Hoeflmayr
/ Applied and Practice
Adopting all or even some PE investor strategies can add value and enhance competitiveness, especially when a successor takes over or the company may be sold. Read more...
Your Family’s Mental Model Might Be Fueling Its Conflicts
by Tom Rüsen and Monika Nadler
/ Practice Insight
Different ways of thinking shape how families make decisions, resolve tensions, and pass leadership across generations. Read more...
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The Paradox of Choice: Wealth's Impact on Family Potential
by Doug Baumoel
Why Don't You Educate Your Owners?
by Tom Rüsen, Claudia Binz Astrachan, and Ruth Orenstrat
How Family Dynamics Shape Family Businesses
by Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan
Family Business Succession Planning: 10 Golden Rules
by Tom Rüsen, Torsten Groth, and Arist von Schlippe
Should Your Next CEO be From Outside the Family?
by Kimberly Eddleston

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Turbulence Ahead: How Businesses Can Navigate Tariffs and Uncertainty
by Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan
How Family Businesses Survive Unexpected ‘Wild Cards’
by Wojciech Czakon, Monika Hajdas, and Joanna Radomska
Field of Dreams: Exploration of Entrepreneurial Possibilities
by Michael Lounsbury and Tim Hannigan
How to Plan for a Successful Succession
by Richard Eisenberg
Outside Leadership Can Save the Family Business
by Robert Sher
Future Family Business Owners Can Learn to Manage Conflict
by Ritch Sorenson

Supported by the Richard M Schulze Family Foundation