The Virtual Family Enterprise Advisor Has Arrived
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Sajjad Hamid, for his article exploring digital tools that family enterprise advisors can use to expand their practice.
FFI Practitioner Articles We Love: Part 1 of a Series
This week we are pleased to introduce a series of guest curated FFI Practitioner articles.
Discussing Prenuptial Agreements with Next-Generation Family Members
In this week’s issue of FFI Practitioner, Matthew Erskine considers the ways that a prenuptial agreement can be an effective tool for family enterprises not only to protect family assets, but to articulate their philosophy and vision for the family’s future.
Sympathy and Succession: Lessons from history
This year is the 300th anniversary of notable economist and philosopher Adam Smith’s birth.
Three Kingdoms: Three Succession Results from Chinese-Indonesian Family Businesses
Thanks to the FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group and Linda Salim for this week’s edition featuring mini-cases on succession planning in three Chinese-Indonesian family enterprises with lessons for advisors around the world.
Future-Ready Shareholders Agreements to Help Family Enterprises Navigate Turbulent Times
In today’s turbulent world, family enterprise owners must become more agile to keep up with increasing rate of change.
When the Survival of the Family Enterprise Depends on the Owners Going Their Own Way
This week, FFI Practitioner is pleased to share an article by Vlad Barbieri and Fernanda Brasil about how advisors can approach a challenging scenario: when a family enterprise client determines that the best course of action is for the owners to separate.
Reflections on the Distinction Between “Interdisciplinary” and “Multidisciplinary”
In this issue of FFI Practitioner, we are pleased to feature reflections of Jack Wofford, the recipient of the 2022 FFI Interdisciplinary Award.
From the Managing Editor: New Year’s Resolutions for 2023
Please join FFI Practitioner in three New Year’s Resolutions for 2023.
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, 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!
Research Applied: FBR Précis on A Family Imprinting Approach to Nurturing Willing Successors
For this week’s FFI Practitioner podcast, we are pleased to feature Pilar Marques, Associate Professor of Strategy and Family Business at the University of Girona in Spain.
The Shared Dream Fallacy
In this week’s edition of FFI Practitioner, which can serve as a conversation starter with your clients, Jay Hughes, Jr. and Dave Specht explore the notion that a shared dream for the future may be essential for the multigenerational success of a family enterprise.
Lessons for Advisors from the Nordic Perspective on Family Office Impact Investing: An interview with Camille Korschun and Erik Wetter
This week’s FFI Practitioner podcast concludes our series of interviews with presenters from this year’s FFI Global Conference.
How Does an Aging Society Disrupt Enterprising Families? An interview with Maria Sinanis
This week’s FFI Practitioner podcast, which continues our series of interviews from the FFI Global Conference speakers, is a conversation with Maria Sinanis of Cambridge Family Enterprise Group.
Recognizing Evolutionary Behavior in Enterprise Families: An interview with Andrew Gersick
For this week’s edition, FFI Practitioner is pleased to feature Andrew Gersick, a Visiting Researcher and Lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University and a Researcher in Computer Science at San Diego State University.
The Evolving Dynamics of Next-Generation Philanthropy
FFI Practitioner is pleased to invite Jon Quinn, Deputy Director at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, to discuss the factors contributing to the rising generation’s philanthropic goals and decisions.
FFI Practitioner: Thought Leaders from the FFI Global Conference
The 2022 FFI Global Conference is the latest example of FFI presenting its impressive global network of thought leaders in the field.
Creating Climate Futures: Business in a Changing World
FFI Practitioner is pleased to share a conversation with Jason Jay, Senior Lecturer and Director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative.
Building Consensus from Conflict: Tips and Tools
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, FFI Fellow and 2022 recipient of the FFI Interdisciplinary Award, Jack Wofford shares insights he’s developed over nearly 30 years as a mediator working with family enterprises.
Engaging the Next Generation for Effective Family Philanthropy
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, Karen Carlson examines the benefits to engaging the next generation in family enterprise philanthropy activities at a young age and provides several best practices for next generation philanthropic engagement.