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Unrealistic depictions of the sacrifices and tradeoffs of family business leadership -- streamed repeatedly -- can color younger people’s attitudes towards taking the helm. Popular TV dramas like Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Sara E. Miller
As trillions in family-owned companies shift to next-generation leaders, one critical asset is being ignored: the brand. Here’s why brand value—often nearly 20% of enterprise worth—erodes Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Author: Meghan Lynch
When families treat readiness as something they cultivate together, succession feels less like a loss and more like a natural next step. Leadership becomes a capacity shared across generations rather Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Paul Edelman
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
A family business adviser shares how to improve family dynamics to help younger family members get ready for top roles. To keep a family business within the family, younger family members must be Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Interviewee: Elizabeth Bagger
Here Are the Next Gen's Biggest Worries Many want to know where they will fit in the family enterprise; how the wealth will be divided; and how the business will be governed as the family grows in complexity. Dann Van Der Vliet, Executive Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Interviewee: Daniel Van Der Vliet
Things to Consider When Transferring Family Business Ownership Family business succession involves transferring ownership as well as management. Family circumstances and past events lead to three types of ownership transfers. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Susan Lanz , Gary Burke , Kajsa Haag and Omid Omidvar
Mentoring plays a huge role in shaping how the next generation views the role of family business leader, a study in China shows. “What’s important is not your experiences, but your feelings about Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Ganlin Mia Li , Bingbing Ge and Junsheng Dou
When parents openly display fear of failing, it can unintentionally portray entrepreneurship as unsafe, undesirable, or even shameful. This doesn't help their successors or the business. Why do so Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Seyyede Sharare Bagherian , Sonia M. Strano , Sohrab Soleimanof , Jon Carr and S. Alireza Feyzbaksh
Skip-generation entrepreneurship combines the wisdom of business founders with the energy and tech savviness of their grandchildren. Photo: Lauri Union, founding executive director of the Bertarelli Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Lin Grensing-Pophal