Research Applied: FBR Précis on the Impact of Dysfunctional Behavior on Family Firms
Thank you to this week’s contributors, Ellison Howard, Roland Kidwell, Linda Kidwell, Jim Cater, and Kimberly Eddleston for sharing their précis of “Families and Their Firms Behaving Badly: A Review of Dysfunctional Behavior in Family Businesses” – an article that appears in the March 2024 issue of FBR.
FFI Practitioner: Family Enterprise Leadership
This week’s FFI Practitioner is dedicated to exploring the vital role of leadership in family enterprises.
Ghosts and Possession in the Family System
Thanks to the FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group member and FFI Fellow Kazuyoshi Takei and co-authors Yukio Fujimi and Chikako Kishihara for this week’s edition.
Time in October: 2024 FFI Global Conference Program
We decided it was “about time” that we feature the inspiration for the 2024 quarterly Practitioner Time series!
Running Against Time: An Interview with Henry Krasnow, Carlo Salvato, and Allison Krasnow
Running against time—we’ve all done it! In this podcast, three marathon runners explore how time, discipline, generational pulls, and much more play out when running a race.
Time, History, and Family Enterprise
Nothing says “time” like history! In this article, historian Barnet Schecter explores the role of history for the family firm today.
Reimagining Wisdom, Wealth, and Legacy: An Interview with Maasai Elder Emmanuel Mankura
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 the Emmanuel Mankura, an elder in the Maasai tribe.
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles from the First Quarter of 2024
We hope you’ve been enjoying the articles published in FFI Practitioner so far this year, which included a series of articles in January based on this year’s conference theme of “Mean Time: Time, Timing and Timelessness in Family Enterprise.”
Perspectives on Family Philanthropy and Social Impact Governance: An Interview with Christina Wing
This week, we are pleased to feature a podcast conversation with Christina Wing, founder of Wingspan Legacy Partners.
Transitioning the Family Business Entrepreneurial Culture through Training (for Advisors’ Eyes Only)
Thanks to Sajjad Hamid for contributing this article on incorporating entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial education into family enterprise consulting engagements.
What to Do When a Client Inherits Artwork
Many enterprising families create unique collections of artwork, which ultimately may be passed from one generation to the next.
FFI Practitioner Articles We Love: Donald Neubaum of Family Business Review
This week we are pleased to continue our series of guest-curated FFI Practitioner articles with Donald Neubaum, editor of Family Business Review.
Research Applied: FBR Précis on How Some Family Firms Boost Innovation Prior to Succession
Thank you to Peter Jaskiewicz, James Combs, Torsten Wulf, Thomas Dorsch, and Katrina Barclay, for this précis of their article “Uncertainty around Transgenerational Control: Implications for Innovation Prior to Succession,” which appeared in the December 2023 issue of Family Business Review.
FFI Practitioner: Family Enterprise Philanthropy and Social Impact
In family enterprises, philanthropy and social impact initiatives serve as vital mechanisms for fostering multigenerational collaboration and reinforcing the family’s values while also contributing to its lasting legacy in the community.
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.