Time and Time Again: An Interview with the Nomadic School of Business, 2086 Society Annual Grant Recipient
We conclude our January series on Time with a podcast conversation with Anthony Willoughby, founder of the Nomadic School of Business, and Doutzen Groothof, a Dutch sociologist and coach who lives in Rwanda.
Time Travel Required: How Enterprising Families Must Move between Past, Present, and Future
This issue, the third in our January series, is by Katelyn Husereau, a member of the 2024 Conference Program Committee.
Urgency and Change: Time as a Crucial yet Undervalued Component in the Consulting Process
Continuing our series on Time, we are pleased to present an article by Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan.
Time and Time Again: My Relatives and the Theory of Relativity
The new year and the 2024 conference theme have happily conspired to make us think about time and timelessness in family enterprise advising and research.
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles of 2023
As 2023 is winding down, we’re taking a look back at the year that was for FFI Practitioner by counting down the 10 most popular editions published this year!
Call for Proposals for the 2024 FFI Global Conference
One of the goals of FFI Practitioner is to engage the expertise of its readers in the annual FFI conference, held each October.
Systemic Investing: A year-end conversation with 2023 FFI Scholar-in-Residence Jason Jay and John Davis
FFI Practitioner is pleased to feature a podcast conversation with Jason Jay, 2023 FFI Scholar-in-Residence, Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan, and John Davis, chairman and founder of the Cambridge Family Enterprise Group, Senior Lecturer in Family Enterprise at MIT Sloan, and a founding member of the FFI 2086 Society.
Year-End Tax Planning Considerations for Families with Property Interests in the US
As the end of the year is quickly approaching, this week’s contributor, Matthew Erskine, provides a checklist of tax planning items for family enterprise clients to consider.
Family Charters: Strengthening Bonds and Building Legacy
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Sally Woodford, for her article exploring the many ways a family charter can help provide family enterprise clients with a foundation to strengthen family unity and sustain multigenerational success.
Family Business Leadership 360 Assessments: Case studies on the art of experience and the science of data-driven decision making
Thanks to Doug Gray and FFI Fellow Natalie McVeigh for providing two case studies about how they utilize 360 assessments to provide comprehensive and objective feedback to family business leaders and to evaluate potential next generation successors.
FFI Practitioner: Family Enterprise Communication
Among the most universal topics addressed by advisors is the need to improve communication practices of family enterprise clients.
Applied Research on the Role of Wives and Mothers in the Family Enterprise: A curated edition of FBR articles
This week, we are pleased to feature a curated edition by Patricia Annino, FFI Fellow and founding member of the 2086 Society.
Celebrating 100 Years: How Pitcairn evolved from a 19th century operating company to a 21st century multi-family office
Today, we’re featuring an interview and a podcast with Dirk Junge, former CEO and Executive Chairman of the Pitcairn board, and Leslie Voth, currently Chairman, CEO and President of Pitcairn.
Neus Feliu Receives the 2023 FFI Richard Beckhard Practice Award
FFI Practitioner is pleased to feature a podcast discussion with Neus Feliu, the recipient of the 2023 Richard Beckhard Practice Award.
FFI Practitioner: Doug Baumoel receives the 2023 FFI Interdisciplinary Award
FFI Practitioner is pleased to feature a podcast discussion with Doug Baumoel, the recipient of the 2023 FFI Interdisciplinary Award.
The Manifestations of Money in the Business Family: An interview with Claudia Astrachan, Anneleen Michiels, and Randy Waesche
FFI Practitioner is pleased to feature a podcast discussion with Claudia Astrachan, Anneleen Michiels, and Randy Waesche.
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles from the Third Quarter of 2023
We hope you’ve been enjoying the articles and podcasts published in FFI Practitioner so far this year. As September is drawing to a close, it’s once again time to look back at the most popular editions from the last quarter!
Adam Ifshin and Rocki-Lee DeWitt: Evolving the Entrepreneurial Culture in a Changing Talent Landscape
FFI Practitioner is pleased to host Adam Ifshin, CEO of DLC Management, and Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Professor of Management in the Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont, in a conversation based on their upcoming session at the FFI Global Conference in New York, October 25-27.
Chief Emotional Officers in Asia’s Collectivist Cultures
Thanks to the FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group members, Linda Salim and Kimberly Go for this week’s edition that examines the important role of the Chief Emotional Officer (CEO) in Asian family enterprises.
Research Applied: FBR Précis on the use of Generation as Rhetorical History in Family Business
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Louisa Diana Brunner, for sharing her précis of “Talking About (My) Generation: The Use of Generation as Rhetorical History in Family Business” – an article that appears in the March 2023 issue of FBR.