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Member since 2018

Public Member, EIX Editor, Family Business Editor

Joseph Astrachan

Emeritus Professor of Management / Coles College of Business Kennesaw State University / Generation6 | Family Enterprise Advisors and ,Jönköping University (CeFEO)

Authored Resources

Developing responsible owners in family business

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The next generation of owners is crucial to the family firm's survival. The process of getting them ready and instilling the right attitudes should start early.

Category: Applied and Practice

COVID-19: Understanding the Board’s Key Role During a Crisis

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The board must balance the interests of family and business, and help build and preserve commitment and continuity when tough decisions must be made.

Category: Applied and Practice

How Family Dynamics Shape Family Businesses

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Want your family business to run more smoothly? Examine your own relationships with parents, siblings and other relatives -- and talk to one another often.

Category: Commentary

Family Businesses Must Plan for the Unthinkable

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A year ago nobody saw a pandemic coming. What we've learned: a dash of "productive paranoia" will help family business leadership anticipate future threats.

Category: Commentary

Four Things that the Best Family Business Boards Do Well

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Independent directors hold others accountable and encourage change even when firmly entrenched relationships or operating philosophies make it seem impossible.

Category: Applied and Practice

The Best Family Business Boards Embrace Candor and 'Necessary Endings'

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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.

Category: Applied and Practice

Family CEO Burnout: How to Prevent, Recognize and Deal With It

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How can leaders keep themselves from getting worn down or recognize burnout in themselves? And what should family members do if they see their leader struggling?

Category: Commentary

Don't Send Your Kids to Work Outside the Family Business Just Yet!

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It's naturally assumed that future leaders should toil in the trenches somewhere else first, but this has some significant drawbacks.

Category: Commentary

Do You Treat In-Laws Like the Family Business Outlaws ?

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Families differ in their willingness to integrate outsiders into their family circle, but be careful: these actions influence the included or excluded individuals in different ways.

Category: Applied and Practice