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//March 18, 2024 - Issue #112
How to Encourage Devotion Among Nonfamily Employees Good things happen when employees identify with the firm, participate in decision-making and feel loyalty -- and certain combinations of the three are most effective.
Women on Family Business Boards Shun Layoffs Research showed that women directors valued relationships with all stakeholders and had a long-term view that prioritized workforce security.
Why Do We Treat Strangers Better Than Family Members? A family business consultant explores this question, and shares advice on managing conflict, setting boundaries, and cultivating more kindness within the family.
Family Firms May Need More Legal Advice Than They Think Families are often reluctant to anticipate and plan for the day when an unexpected transition might upend their business. The costs of inaction are high.
Cashless Businesses Make Change Laws to expand financial inclusion have many small-business owners rethinking a fundamental premise of their business plans. Overcoming the Generation Gap
Why Women CEOs Offer Family Businesses an Entrepreneurial Advantage Family firms, unlike non-family firms, value a learning-based path to entrepreneurship, which plays to women’s strengths.
EIX, FamilyBusiness Projected to Reach Nearly 12 Million Annual Page Views From just 20,000 views 10 years ago, the two sites have had explosive year-over-year growth. FamilyBusiness.org is now the most-visited site devoted to family firms.Search & Save Enter search below to create an easy reading list
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Women Encourage Candor at Family Businesses
by Kristen Shanine and Kristen Madison
/ Research Insight
A conversation orientation in the family carries over to the business -- especially for women, who are increasingly becoming the family firm's Read more...
Family Firms Must Address Mental Health Challenges
by Andrew Keyt
/ Commentary
Anxiety, depression, and other challenges disrupt business operations and strain relationships. Ignoring them won’t make them go away. Read more...
Involve Next-Gens in Developing Your Social Media Policy
by Claudia Binz Astrachan, Tom Rüsen, and Rebecca DeYarman
/ Practice Insight
Consider a social media policy as a relatively “low-hanging fruit” to introduce the next generation to family governance work. Read more...
Family Businesses Can Learn From the Battling Brothers of Oasis
by Salvatore Sciascia
/ Commentary
Fighting caused Liam and Noel Gallagher to throw away 18 years of work. Family firms must do these five things to avoid the same fate. Read more...
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