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//August 12, 2022 - Issue #67
Family Business Professors: 34 Ways to Energize Your Class These free classroom exercises, interviews and other resources will add new energy, fun and inspiration to your students' course work.
Should Your Next CEO be From Outside the Family? What happens when the best leader for your family business isn't part of the family? One company decided to look outside, and it improved family relationships.
How Family Businesses Can Attract and Keep the Best People We interviewed four founders of family businesses to learn about their challenges and what's working. 
Team Exercise: How Parenting Styles Affect The Next Generation This experiential exercise is designed to enhance student learning about the four parenting styles and how they affect the dynamics within the family firm. 
Double Trouble or Twice the Power? What happens when twins run a business together? From being compared to embracing their own differences and synergies, twins can make for a remarkable family business.
EIX, Family Business Reach New Heights: 3.5 Million Visitors Together the sites attracted more than 5.8 million page views. Familybusiness.org is now the world’s most-visited website for family firms.
Learning How Family Business Leaders Make Decisions Through Interviews This exercise allows students to apply core family business concepts to a real-world business context, reinforcing their grasp of the course materials.
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. Read more...
You can support your business through economic uncertainty and maintain unity and commitment. Read more...
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. Read more...
‘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.’ Read more...
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