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Surveys can reveal differing perspectives, surface hidden tensions, and – when done well – build trust, and serve as an educational opportunity. From the boardroom to the family meeting, a Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan
Succession is not a single choice -- It is a chain of choices that interlock and compound. Avoiding any one of them will create friction or ambiguity. Succession is the defining challenge of the Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Deeds
When a family member struggles with addiction, the consequences can ripple throughout the firm and increase its risks. Scott, a seasoned executive in a multigenerational family business, approached Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Diana Clark
Blurring work and personal lives can lead to stress and exhaustion. Family businesses do these four things to create healthier boundaries. From the launch of the first cellphone with email Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Authors: Jennifer Jordan and Peter Vogel
Like organisms in nature, the relationship between family and business can be mutually beneficial or detrimental. Here's how to strengthen both spheres. EDITOR‘S NOTE: This article was produced in Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Jennifer Jennings
Running a family business doesn’t mean always seeing eye to eye, but you can still overcome challenges, resolve conflicts, and evolve as a team. At 13, I unknowingly took part in my first serious Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Rostyslav Vovk
Family members may feel “trapped” in conflicts, unable to resolve substantive issues without damaging their familial relationships. This often leads to disputes that persist for decades. Conflict Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Doug Baumoel and Blair Trippe
Different ways of thinking shape how families make decisions, resolve tensions, and pass leadership across generations. Every family business has its own way of seeing the world. Some center around a Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Authors: Tom Rüsen and Monika Nadler
You can support your business through economic uncertainty and maintain unity and commitment. Multigenerational enterprising families are not easily shaken. Over decades and sometimes centuries Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Authors: Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan
"Saviors Of the Boss" have the trust of company leaders and often serve as their gatekeepers. Here's how to understand them and work with them. Family businesses are driven by a blend of deep-rooted Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Naveen Khajanchi