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As family business leaders are forced to deal with COVID-19, Winston Churchill’s advice comes to mind: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” This suggests that as family firms Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
EDITOR'S NOTE: This popular EIX article, published during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, includes timely advice for emerging from any crisis. Although difficult to see at the moment, the Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe
A board’s oversight and guidance, based on the expertise, experience and personal qualities of its members, has always helped drive business success and survival. But now, as the COVID-19 Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Joseph Astrachan , Andrew Keyt , Hermut Kormann and Claudia Binz Astrachan
Measures to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as limiting public gatherings and forcing the extended closure of non-essential businesses, have created one of the direst threats Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe
Walt Disney nailed it when he said that good customer relations begin with good employee relations. Fred Smith, the courageous entrepreneur and founder of FedEx, felt that way too, and his company Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing employees around the world to work from home. Although remote work has existed for decades, it's not ideal for everybody. Many employees who are accustomed to Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Jay Mulki