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Include the Extended Family in Your Ownership Strategy

Your "owners' strategy" should consider that in the future, the family firm will likely have many more owners. Take a broader focus when you develop it. In the US, most family business advisory firms Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan and Tom Rüsen

How Boards Help Complex Family Firms Make Sound Decisions

Fiduciary boards keep family firms focused on the long term, rather than on short-term, tactical strategies.  But many family firms resist having one, fearful of losing control of their Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Consumers Love Local Brands. That's Good News For Family Businesses

Being a family firm enhances a brand's local appeal and influences consumer purchasing behaviors. Consumer preferences are increasingly favoring brands with a strong local identity. The reasons for Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Philipp Jaufenthaler , Andreas Kallmuenzer , Sascha Kraus and Alfredo De Massis

How to Boost Your Board's Performance

On an ideal board, directors with different levels of experience, backgrounds, and interests form a cohesive team that pulls in the same direction, and that achieves more together than "the sum of Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Authors: Lars B. Sonderegger and Claudia Binz Astrachan

Separate Family Offices Can Minimize Money Problems

It can be dangerous to ask executive assistants or your CFO to manage your personal finances. RSM's Ben Berger shows why a separate office helps both business and family manage money responsibly. All Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Women Encourage Candor at Family Businesses

A conversation orientation in the family carries over to the business -- especially for women, who are increasingly becoming the family firm's "vocal heroes." Have you ever wondered if family Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kristen Shanine and Kristen Madison

Family Firms Must Address Mental Health Challenges

Anxiety, depression, and other conditions disrupt business operations and strain relationships. Ignoring them won’t make them go away. In the world of family businesses, success often comes with a Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Andrew Keyt

Family Businesses Can Learn From the Battling Brothers of Oasis

Over the past month the entertainment world has been buzzing about the reunion of Oasis, one of the major bands of the '90s. This concerns brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, who were able to rise to Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Salvatore Sciascia

Employees With Toxic Traits Can Still Be An Asset at Family Firms

Family firms are strongly influenced by the behavior of family members in those organizations, thus toxic behavior is a major risk for the continuity and success of any family firm. A great deal of Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Benjamin McLarty and Daniel T. Holt

'Performance-Enhancing Vices': Good for Business, Bad for Relationships

Many legendary business leaders -- think Steve Jobs, or Elon Musk -- have had troubled personal lives. According to business advisor and author David Werdiger, the same traits that make someone Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and David Werdiger