Reflections on Storytelling and the Development of the “Company Soul”
In this week’s edition of FFI Practitioner, Ricardo Mejía shares his reflections on the importance of storytelling as a way to transmit the “company soul” to the next generation of family owners.
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.