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.
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.
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.
Research Applied: FBR Précis on When Family Business Meets Social Enterprise
FFI Practitioner is pleased to invite Robert Randolph to discuss his September 2022 Family Business Review article, “When Family Business Meets Social Enterprise: An Integrative Review and Future Research Agenda,” cowritten with Benjamin Alexander, Kristen Madison, and Francesco Barbera.
Success or Failure? Rethinking the Three-Generation Rule
This week, we are pleased to share a conversation with family enterprise advisors, Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer, who are co-authors of the article “Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation?” published in Harvard Business Review.
Research Applied: An FBR Précis on Applying Family Science to Executive Compensation in Family Firms
FFI Practitioner is pleased to host a discussion with Anneleen Michiels, Isabel Botero, and Roland Kidwell, discussing their article, “Toward a Family Science Perspective on Executive Compensation in Family Firms: A Review and Research Agenda,” published in the March 2022 issue of Family Business Review.
“Falling in Love with the Future”: An interview with Mark Stevenson and Debbie Bing
What better way to welcome the New Year than with an interview with the FFI Futurenaut-in-Residence, Mark Stevenson.
Kathy Wiseman receives FFI Richard Beckhard Award
In this week’s podcast, FFI Practitioner is pleased to present Kathy Wiseman, the 2021 recipient of the Richard Beckhard Practice Award.
“Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Family Business” an Interview with Rania Labaki, Christopher Robichaud, and Wendy Ulaszek
Join this week’s FFI Practitioner for a podcast interview with Rania Labaki, Christopher Robichaud, and Wendy Ulaszek as they discuss their October 19 virtual half-day seminar in the FFI Global Conference.
“Family Champions: An interview with Joshua Nacht” by Steve Legler
This week’s FFI Practitioner features a conversation between Joshua Nacht and Steve Legler on the topic of “family champions” and Joshua’s recently-released book on the subject. Joshua and Steve discuss how to identify and develop a family champion as well as how practitioners can leverage a family champion in their work with family enterprises. We hope you enjoy listening!
Deviance in the Family Business: An interview with Kim Eddleston and Roland Kidwell
For this week’s edition, we are excited to share an interview between Russ Haworth, host of the Family Business Podcast, and Kim Eddleston and Roland Kidwell about their presentation at the upcoming FFI Global Conference. Their presentation is titled “The Diversity of Deviance: How breaking the rules can hurt (and help) families and family firms,” which will address the different types and outcomes of deviance as well as covering how to use deviance in the family and family firm to improve performance.
Reflections on the Study of 100-Year Family Enterprises: An interview with Dennis Jaffe
The month-long FFI Practitioner series dedicated to the theme of “Reflections” continues this week with a very special interview with Dennis Jaffe, author of the recent working paper titled, “Resilience of 100-Year Family Enterprises: How Opportunistic Innovation, Business Discipline, and a Culture of Stewardship Guide the Journey Across Generations.” In this interview, hosted by Russ Haworth, Dennis reflects on some of the key takeaways from his study of nearly one hundred successful family enterprises.
How to Act with Family Businesses: An interview with Mark Bagnall
How can learning the skills required by an actor make you a more effective adviser with your clients? Listen to this week’s interview with Mark Bagnall, a skilled stage performer and “artist-in-residence” for the 2018 FFI Global Conference to learn more about how you can utilize these skills to become a better adviser. Thank you to Russ Haworth, host of the Family Business Podcast, for interviewing Mark and giving us a sneak peek of what to expect from Mark’s sessions in October.
Unmasking Imagination and Creativity: An interview with Charlotte Dillon and Oliver Hallam
How can advisers utilize the creative process and even mask-making to help family businesses address and resolve conflict? For this week’s edition, we are thrilled to share an interview between Russ Haworth, host of the Family Business Podcast, and Charlotte Dillon and Oliver Hallam about their presentation at the upcoming FFI Global Conference. Their presentation is titled “Unmasking Imagination and Creativity” and will be a mask-making workshop to explore how creativity can mediate family business solutions.