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//August 11, 2021 - Issue #36
Divorce Can Hollow out a Family Business — But it Doesn’t Have to It’s surprising how many business-owning families fail to properly plan for this worst case scenario. Here's advice from two experts about protecting the business.
The Making of Successful Female Family-Enterprise Leaders Our discussions with 46 women from family firms around the world yielded insights about their challenges, their strengths and their influences -- including grandmothers. 
The 'New Normal' Will Challenge Family Business Resilience This article and podcast explore how family firms are adapting in a world where uncertainty is the only certainly. This will define their business strategy for years to come.
Unique Challenges to Family Business Resilience Any crisis brings opportunities to rethink what your family business can do or should do moving into the future. This article and podcast will stimulate reflection August 2021
How Women Family Business Leaders Are Thriving in Morocco Successful women in a patriarchal country like Morocco have turned some social barriers into competitive advantages -- and they are leading with both head and heart.
The Best Family Business Boards Embrace Candor and 'Necessary Endings' Boards are there to help you be more successful. Here's more advice on how family business leaders can harness their board's full potential. Search & Save Enter search below to create an easy reading list
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Before You Create a Family Office, Prepare the Next Generation
by Dennis Oteng
/ Commentary
A full family office may not be the first step. Strong governance can prepare younger family members to steward wealth long before a crisis forces the issue. Read more...
Why Family Businesses Shouldn't Always Listen to Wall Street
by Douglas Hassell and Kimberly Eddleston
/ Applied and Practice
What Nordstrom, Mars, Dillard's and Patagonia can teach family businesses about ownership structure Read more...
Selling the Family Business? Prepare the Family for What Comes Next
by Susana Quintás
/ Applied and Practice
A business sale changes more than ownership. Families must also rethink governance, roles, wealth, identity, and purpose after the company is gone. Read more...
How Family Business Succession Shapes Innovation in the Next Generation
by Ludovica Del Barone, Maria Annosi, Filomena Buonocore, and Evelyn Micelotta
/ Research Insight
Research on 16 family businesses reveals why some successors build on the previous generation’s innovations while others rarely or never innovate. Read more...
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