Cousins in Charge: Managing Conflicts and Driving Success in Multi-Generational Family Enterprises
Family enterprise advisors play a crucial role in guiding their clients through an ownership transition from a sibling partnership to a cousin consortium.
Good Judgment in the Family Firm: An Interview with Sir Andrew Likierman
FFI Practitioner is pleased to share a conversation with Sir Andrew Likierman, Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School, who is delivering the closing keynote at the 2024 FFI Global Conference, entitled “So What Do I Do Now? Better Judgments in the Family Firm.”
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles from the Third Quarter of 2024
We hope you’ve been enjoying the articles published in FFI Practitioner so far this year. This week, we’re pleased to share the most popular editions from the third quarter of 2024!
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War: Two Teachings for Family Advisory
Thank you to FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group members Joanna Sun, ACFBA/ACFWA, and Kimberly Go, CFBA/CFWA, for their article that outlines principles from The Art of War, a classic text of military strategy from Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, and applies them to family advisory practice.
How Wealthy Families Can Instill a Culture of Stewardship Part II: From Value Contribution to Leadership—Increasing Engagement in the Rising Generation
The second part in this article by Dennis Jaffe and Amy Hart Clyne picks up where Part I ends.
How Wealthy Multigenerational Families Can Instill a Culture of Stewardship Part I: Setting Baseline Agreements for Stewardship Behavior
Thanks to Dennis Jaffe and Amy Hart Clyne for this two-part article that draws on their experience working with successful families to create an ongoing value-based culture for the responsible use of wealth across generations.
Research for Clients: 2024
As part of its mission, FFI strives to advance the field of family enterprise through applied research, providing practitioners with practical applications for research conducted by academics from around the world.
Arcs of Transformation in a Family Enterprise: Balancing Structure and Culture
Thank you to FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group member Christian Stewart, FFI Fellow, and co-author Matthew Flynn, ACFBA/ACFWA, for their article that explores how advisors can balance their work with family enterprises to address both the governance structures and the family culture.
Family Enterprise Consulting in Saudi Arabia: An Interview with Basma Al Zamil and Bob Kohli
FFI Practitioner is pleased to feature Basma Al Zamil and Bob Kohli for a podcast conversation about family enterprises and family enterprise consulting in Saudi Arabia.
FFI Practitioner Podcasts We Love: Russ Haworth of The Family Business Podcast
This week we are pleased to continue our series of guest-curated FFI Practitioner pieces—this time, exploring past FFI Practitioner podcast episodes with Russ Haworth, host of The Family Business Podcast.
Crisis as Catalyst in Family Enterprise: Do We Pull Together or Pull Apart?
Continuing our quarterly series on the FFI conference theme, “Mean Time: Time, Timing, and Timelessness in Family Enterprise,” through the month of July we are pleased to feature issues related to presentations that will be made in London in October.
Governing Legacy: Going beyond the Governance Marathon
Continuing our quarterly series on the FFI conference theme, “Mean Time: Time, Timing, and Timelessness in Family Enterprise,” through the month of July we are pleased to feature issues related to presentations that will be made in London in October.
Longevity: The Family Home Analogy
Continuing our quarterly series on the FFI conference theme, “Mean Time: Time, Timing, and Timelessness in Family Enterprise,” through the month of July we are pleased to feature issues related to presentations that will be made in London in October.
Letting Time Pass You By: Why Next Generation Daughters and Sisters Fail to Negotiate Their Futures Today
Continuing our quarterly series on the FFI conference theme, "Mean Time: Time, Timing, and Timelessness in Family Enterprise,” we are pleased to feature four issues based on presentations that will be made in London in October.
Reimagining Wisdom, Wealth, and Legacy: An Interview with Krishna Thapa
Continuing our quarterly series on the 2024 FFI conference theme of “Mean Time: Time, Timing, and Timelessness in Family Enterprise,” we are pleased to present a podcast interview with Krishna Thapa, a “warrior monk.”
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles from the Second Quarter of 2024
We hope you’ve been enjoying the articles published in FFI Practitioner so far this year. This week, we’re pleased to share the most popular editions from the second quarter of 2024!
The Evolution of Ownership Decision-Making in Family Enterprises: From Founder to Next Generation
For family enterprises, passing ownership from the founder to the next generation represents a critical transition that requires careful planning to help the family prepare for increasingly complex decision-making processes.
FFI Practitioner: Featuring the most popular editions from our frequent contributors
For this week’s edition of FFI Practitioner, we’re diving into our archive to feature popular editions from frequent contributors over the past few years.
Research Applied: An FBR Précis on Family Firms and Resilience
Thank you to this week’s contributors, Yasin Yilmaz, Sebastian Raetze, Julia de Groote, and Nadine Kammerlander for sharing their précis of “Resilience in Family Businesses: A Systematic Literature Review” – an article that appears in the March 2024 issue of FBR.
A Conversation on Mental Health and Addiction with Gary Mendell and Dr. Paul Hokemeyer
Thank you to Gary Mendell, founder and CEO of Shatterproof, and Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, licensed family therapist and founding principal of UK-based Drayson Mews, for this conversation with the FFI Practitioner podcast about addiction and mental health treatment in enterprising and ultra-high-net-worth families.