Summer Ruminations: The Path to Success
In this week’s edition of FFI Practitioner, Ricardo Mejia shares his ruminations about the benefits of walking in nature to unleash creativity.
FFI Practitioner: NextGen Development and Intergenerational Communication
Effectively preparing members of the next generation for a variety of diverse roles within the family enterprise is necessary to ensuring the multigenerational success of the family and its business activities.
Using AI to Draft Estate Plans: Some caveats for family enterprises and their advisors
With the growing popularity and continued evolution of AI platforms, such as ChatGPT, increased questions have been raised about their ability to complete more complex functions.
Rising to the Occasion: Next-Generation Leadership Building in Indian Family Businesses
Thank you to the FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group and to Navneet Bhatnagar for this week’s FFI Practitioner edition, which explores the importance of taking a deliberate approach to developing next-generation family enterprise leaders.
FFI Practitioner Articles We Love: Farida El Agamy and Ramia El Agamy Khan of Tharawat Magazine
This week we are pleased to continue our series of guest curated FFI Practitioner articles with Farida El Agamy and Ramia El Agamy Khan, sisters and editors of Tharawat Magazine.
The Fantasy of Happiness
Thanks to FFI Fellow Guillermo Salazar for this thought-provoking reflection on “happiness” and how the concept of “dysfunction” can play out in the consulting process.
Education and Development: Preparing NextGen members for family enterprise ownership
What should family enterprise clients do to help ensure members of the next generation are prepared to assume ownership of the enterprise when the time comes?
Teaching Kids the Value of Money: Four strategies for enterprising families
Thank you to Elaine King, this week’s contributor, for her article that provides a model for educating younger next gen family members about financial skills and practices.
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles from the Second Quarter of 2023
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 2023!
Research Applied: FBR Précis on Socioemotional Wealth and Its Influence on CSR Strategy
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Navneet Bhatnagar, for sharing his précis of “Examining Heterogeneous Configurations of Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms through the Formalization of Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy” – an article that appears in the June 2023 issue of FBR.
A Simple Model for Strategic Planning in Family Businesses
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Maria Milanetti, for her article that presents a simplified model for engaging family enterprise clients in an efficient strategic planning process.
Balancing Representation with Qualification on Family Business Boards
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, contributors Omar Romman and Ben Francois explore the topic of how to balance family member and independent director participation on the board.
How Positive Psychology Can Help Family Enterprises Flourish
The FFI Practitioner podcast is pleased to host Doug Gray, PhD, discussing the field of positive psychology, 360 assessments, and how both can help family enterprise advisors with their clients.
Evolving the Conversation: The future of family enterprise and research
This week’s FFI Practitioner features four sessions to be presented at the October FFI global conference in New York.
The Corporate Transparency Act Part Two: The impact on family firms doing business in the US
This week’s FFI Practitioner concludes a two-part overview by Matthew Erskine and Jonathan Wilson about the Corporate Reporting Act and its impact on family enterprises.
FFI Practitioner Articles We Love: Paul Andrews of Family Business United
This week we are pleased to continue our series of guest curated FFI Practitioner articles with Paul Andrews, editor of Family Business United.
Adam Smith’s Virtual Values Director
This week, FFI Practitioner is pleased to share a second article by Ken McCracken in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of economist and philosopher, Adam Smith.
The Corporate Transparency Act: Changing the Way Families Doing Business in the United States Think About Confidentiality and Data
Thank you to this week’s contributors, Matthew Erskine and Jonathan Wilson, for providing an overview of the Corporate Reporting Act, which is scheduled to take effect in the US in the beginning of 2024.
Leadership Succession: Selecting an internal or external successor?
This week, Paolo Morosetti explores the complexities involved in the process of selecting the successor in a family enterprise and shares an approach to help your clients answer the fundamental question of whether to select an internal or external successor.
Differences Among Family Firms: What the Research Shows
The FFI Practitioner podcast is pleased to host GEN Faculty member and FFI Fellow Francesco Barbera, discussing heterogeneity among family firms.