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Coaches help individual family members grow; consultants solve problems affecting the entire family business. Learn when to hire each and how they can work together. The family enterprise field has Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Authors: Doug Baumoel and Amanda Bell
Active ownership, clear goals, and close relationships with entrepreneurs can help investments deliver social and environmental impact. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership with Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Mattias Nordqvist , Marco Mismetti , Fredrik Holmberg and Lorenz Schwab
As your family business grows, informal decision-making may no longer be enough. These six questions can help you decide when and how to strengthen governance. For years, every important decision in Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Pedro Vazquez , Isabel C Botero and Miguel Méndez
Consultants often create their greatest value in ways families do not expect. They help families uncover what is really keeping them stuck, facilitate difficult conversations, coordinate with other Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Authors: Holly Eddleston and Kimberly Eddleston
Interviewee: Claudia Binz Astrachan , David Karofsky , Dennis Jaffe , Doug Baumoel , Greg McCann , Joe Astrachan , John Davis , Maria Sinanis , Shay Harris-Pierre
Family businesses often promote their ownership and heritage to build trust. Research suggests that “family-run” may send a stronger message than “family-owned” — and that adding more Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Sabrina Finkbeiner , Jan-Philipp Ahrens , Christoph Burmann and Michael Schade
Family ownership can build trust, credibility, and customer loyalty—but only when it reinforces something stakeholders value. Here are five questions to ask first. Family businesses often face an Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Ananya Mehta
Serious health problems can disrupt leadership, finances, customer relationships, and more. New research shows how family firms can prevent illness from becoming a business crisis. Family businesses Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Kristen Shanine , Kristen Madison and Marilyn Whitman
Family businesses are often viewed as ripe for operational improvement, making them especially attractive to private equity investors seeking value creation. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Sören Paleit , Frederik J. Riar , Marcel Hülsbeck and Andreas Hack
A job rotation program gives next-gens both hands-on experience and a working knowledge of different departments and important outside relationships. A family business’s future leaders may have Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Interviewee: Aimee Wrubel
Family businesses often rely on loyalty, long-term thinking and strong relationships. But research shows those same strengths can backfire when crisis hits. For most family business owners, the Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Author: Michael Kuttner