Regular Issue
//May 26, 2023 - Issue #90
How Famous Family Firms Use Their History to Connect With Stakeholders Tangible items like postcards, photos or old accounting books evoke stories that become part of a family's legacy, which can create good will with the outside world. 
Why Don't You Educate Your Owners? Everyone agrees that families should train members to become competent owners and stewards of the family business – but few of them actually walk the talk.
Editor's Pick
Sherri Noxel
One Tough Mother
One Tough Mother is not an academic text but an inspirational autobiography from the late Gert Boyle. It is the story of her inheriting her father’s sporting goods business and the unexpected death of her husband when she was 46. Gert rebuilt the company that is now one of the finest examples of G3 family enterprise ownership of a publicly traded global company.
"One Tough Mother: Taking Charge in Life, Business and Apple Pies” by Gert Boyle, G2 CEO of Columbia Sportswear.
From Solo to Team: Helping Siblings Maintain Your Valuable Outside Relationships A leader’s external relationships, built over time, become important ‘social capital’ for the family firm. What happens when a team of siblings takes over?
One Family, Multiple Businesses: Preserving Harmony and Profits Families with several businesses under their umbrella face competition for resources and family attention. The right governance can help everyone thrive.
Succession Planning Should Start Earlier Than You Think It's never too early to plan for succession and get family members ready for leadership. The authors share ideas from research and practice in this video and podcast.
FamilyBusiness.org Forges Alliance With Family Business Review Alliance will offer family-led enterprises around the world research-tested advice on how to build, manage and sustain vibrant businesses. 
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AI Helps Overcome Succession Challenges Japan, with its aging population, has a succession problem. This 32-year-old discovered a way to use AI to broker deals between companies with aging leaders. -- Kimberly Eddleston
Family firms don’t have goals—people do. The rise and fall of Italy's Florio dynasty shows how successor motivation shapes the balance between growth, legacy, and community—and how families can buildl more durable, values-led leadership. Read more...
A stewardship climate, where employees feel trusted and truly valued, mobilizes nonfamily employees to defend the family firm against reputational threats. Read more...
Digital communication speeds up family business decisions—but it also accelerates conflict. Based on 100+ pages of real emails and texts, here are 11 signs that an all-out brawl is coming. Read more...
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