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//May 12, 2025 - Issue #142
Business Families Must Get Real About Growth and Payouts Sometimes the family grows much faster than the business, especially in saturated markets. This has deep implications for how we manage family and business expectations.
Nonfamily CEOs Are Most Vulnerable in the Middle Stage of Their Tenure Family businesses tend to give all CEOs time to prove themselves, but are tougher on outsiders who don’t deliver results after a few years. 
Family Firms: The Time to Learn About AI is Now Like the telephone or the internet, AI is here to stay, and we need to learn how to work with it.
Can a Female CEO Lead to More Diversity at the Top? At family firms, decisions are often shaped by traditions, preferences, or informal dynamics that are not easy to override, even for the CEO.
ESG Essentials For Family Firms ‘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.’ The Emotional Toll of Selling Your Business
Using Humble Language Can Drive Market Success Businesses in trouble can reap benefits by displaying humility – but the rules differ for family and non-family firms.
Your CEO Affects How Outsiders Perceive Your Brand Family or non-family leader? Your choice depends on the age of the firm, and can ultimately affect how the media and outside stakeholders see you. Search & Save Enter search below to create an easy reading list
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When Family Businesses Should Think Like Private Equity Firms
by Nadine Kammerlander and David Hoeflmayr
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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...
Learning to Let Go of a Startup
by Lin Grensing-Pophal
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Handing off a family business to the next generation can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Read more...
Tariffs, Turmoil, and Family Tiffs: Navigating the Current Chaos
by Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan
/ Practice Insight
You can support your business through economic uncertainty and maintain unity and commitment. Read more...
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