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10 Things That Help Family Businesses Preserve Their Legacy

Achievements and Accomplishments -- Recognized successes in various fields such as business, arts Read More...

How the Next Generation Can Earn Legitimacy, Respect and Loyalty

Handing off the leadership of a family business is never easy, especially when the heir is viewed as entitled to the crown, rather than deserving of it. This interview with Robert Buday, author of Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Should Your Next CEO be From Outside the Family?

In her discussion with Matt Nielsen of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas International, Editor Kimberly Eddleston goes into a sensitive topic for many family firms: whether an outside leader is better equipped Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Strategies for Keeping Your Family Connected

She also runs a consultancy devoted to family business success. Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

New Ways Business Owners Can Use Boards

For his work helping business-owning families develop successful decision-making and transition Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

One Family, Multiple Businesses: Preserving Harmony and Profits

For business or emotional reasons, sometimes one family ends up with more than one business under its umbrella. An entrepreneurial, ambitious family member may want to launch a new venture, or a Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Why Family Businesses Must Mind the (Generation) Gap

Family businesses are unstoppable when they benefit from the wisdom of founders and older leaders and the forward-thinking, innovative outlook of the next generation. But all too often, these Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Developing Your Business Family Strategy: Where to Start and What to Consider

Successful, long-lasting business families share an understanding of what is important to them, what Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Isabel C Botero , Arist von Schlippe and Torsten Groth

How Family Firms Can Prevent (or Cool Down) Sibling Rivalries

are often detailed in the popular press and serve as inspiration for television series like HBO’s Succession Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

How Families Can Run Their Businesses With Both Head and Heart

FamilyBusiness.org Senior Editor Mat Hughes recently appeared on R. Adam Smith’s LinkedIn channel to talk about a challenge that all family businesses face: the pull between the passions and Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and R. Adam Smith

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