Stronger Family Bonds and Better Strategic Decisions: Mediation in a Second-Generation Family Business
In the first article of a new series from the Family Firm Institute Virtual Study Groups, Paul Edelman and Nuria Lasheras Mayoral of the Mediation Group examine how a second-generation family enterprise used mediation to navigate a leadership crisis, repair strained relationships, and strengthen strategic decision-making.
Going Public as a Succession Strategy: Lessons for Advisors to Family-Run Businesses
In this issue of FFI Practitioner, FFI Fellow Matthew Erskine examines the December 2024 Family Business Review article, “Why and How Do Family Firms Go Public? A Socioemotional Wealth Perspective of IPO.”
Enhancing Family Investment Governance: Mediation as a Proactive Strategy
Thanks to Paul Edelman and Julia Chu from the Mediation Virtual Study Group for this article describing how mediation, in addition to being a tool for resolving conflict in family enterprise, can also be used as a proactive governance strategy, particularly in the context of long-term investment decision-making.
Getting It “Just Right”: The Goldilocks Zone of Family Board Involvement in Family Firms
Thank you to Peter Jaskiewicz, James G. Combs, Klaus Uhlenbruck, Amlan Datta, and Katrina Barclay for this week’s FFI Practioner issue, a commentary on their research about the effect of family board involvement on family firms.
Measuring Performance in Family Enterprises: An Interview with Sir Andrew Likierman
FFI Practitioner is pleased to feature a podcast conversation with Sir Andrew Likierman, 2025 recipient of the 2086 Society’s FFI Scholar-in-Residence grant.
Family Constitutions to Guide Founders, Owners, Families, and Advisors
Thank you to co-authors William Kambas and Linda Meade for this week’s FFI Practitioner, which begins a periodic series of editions dedicated to topics related to private trust companies.
Sustaining Family Legacies: What Family Enterprises Can Learn from Asset Management Firms
Thank you to Isabella Otero, PhD, for this article discussing the benefits available to clients who consider management of the family firm holistically, approaching it as a diversified portfolio rather than a single business.
Governing Legacy: Going beyond the Governance Marathon
Continuing our quarterly series on the FFI conference theme, “Mean Time: Time, Timing, and Timelessness in Family Enterprise,” through the month of July we are pleased to feature issues related to presentations that will be made in London in October.
The Evolution of Ownership Decision-Making in Family Enterprises: From Founder to Next Generation
For family enterprises, passing ownership from the founder to the next generation represents a critical transition that requires careful planning to help the family prepare for increasingly complex decision-making processes.
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.
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.
Iceberg Analysis of Family Systems
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, FFI Fellow and 2022 FFI International Award recipient Rodolfo Paiz, introduces the “Iceberg Analysis,” a framework that practitioners can use with their family enterprise clients to analyze the entire family enterprise system.
Research for Clients
As part of its mission, FFI strives to advance the field of family enterprise through applied research, providing practitioners with practical applications for research conducted by academics from around the world.
Commentary #1 on The Governance Marathon: A research report sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society
This week, we are pleased to share a commentary about the recently released report sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society titled, “The Governance Marathon: Dynamic Durability in Entrepreneurial Families amid Disruptions.”
To Empower Members of the Next Generation, We Need to Answer Their Questions
Thank you to Peter Jaskiewicz, Sabine Rau, and Katrina Barclay for an overview of their recent research into the hopes and desires of next generation members of family enterprises.
FFI Practitioner: Bilingual articles from the FFI Iberoamérica Virtual Study Group
FFI Practitioner’s mission is to provide thought-provoking analysis, trends, and research for family enterprise professionals on diverse topics from authors around the world.
Governing What is Mine, Yours, and Ours
Thanks to this week’s contributor, FFI Fellow and founding member of FFI, Ernesto Poza, for this thought piece on the many facets of ownership in family enterprises and how effective governance can help to clarify these complex dynamics.
The Two Pillars of Governance in Family Enterprises: A straightforward understanding of complex systems
This week’s edition kicks off a series of articles by presenters at the virtual 2020 FFI Global Conference, October 26-28.
How Corporate Governance Helps in Decision Making: A case study
This week, we are pleased to share a case study that demonstrates how effective corporate and family governance can help clarify decision-making protocols in family enterprises. Thanks to Roberto Vainrub for sharing this case with practical implications for advisors.
Disruption-in-Disruptions: Eight actions advisors should bring to their client families
During times of disruption, how can family enterprise advisors help their clients navigate unchartered waters to survive turbulence and prepare for an unpredictable future?