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.
Utilizing Social Media in Family Enterprises
Today’s edition kicks off a series of FFI Practitioner articles by members of the Editorial Committee.
Investigating Family Lineage
Unless the Kardashian family is one of your clients (and The Practitioner sincerely hopes this isn’t the case), families you serve probably don’t have camera crews following them around 24/7, video-documenting their every move. Don’t worry--I’m not suggesting you set up your clients with reality show deals of their own. But I AM recommending you carefully listen to the sage words preached by Judith Kolva--author of this week’s companion article on encouraging clients to chronicle family histories by interviewing family members about generations past. We’re not talking about doing a cursory, slapdash job, here. We’re talking