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Encouraging Family Business Members to Go the Extra Mile

Family firms typically emphasize one of two management approaches: stewardship, which stresses participation Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston , Franz Kellermanns and Roland Kidwell

The 'Fredo Factor:' How Deadbeats and Troublemakers Hurt Family Businesses

But like many family businesses, they have a family member who is a serious hindrance to their business Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How Family Businesses Can Attract and Keep the Best People

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic being mostly behind us, many organizations, particularly family-led small Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Qizhen Cai and Kimberly Eddleston

Thought Leader Dennis Jaffe: What the Best Family Businesses Get Right

  Dennis Jaffe is a thought leader on family businesses -- an organizational consultant and clinical Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

She Always Gives Her All to the Family Firm -- but He Follows the Leader

The employees included a mix of non-family members and family members, including sons and daughters, Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Kristen Madison

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

Second of a two-part series From our studies evaluating the effectiveness of boards at family firms, Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Hermut Kormann

Why Does EOS/Traction Work So Well for Family Businesses?

Imagine this not so uncommon family business situation. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Sara Stern

Firm But Flexible Parents Raise the Best Family Business Leaders

In their aim to raise the next generation of family business leaders, parents often question if their Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston , Kristen Shanine and Kristen Madison