In this issue of FFI Practitioner, we are pleased to feature an article, “Judgment in Family Firms: What You Can Do to Improve Yours,” by the 2086 FFI Scholar-in-Residence, Sir Andrew Likierman.

The 2086 Society enhances FFI’s leadership in applied research for family enterprise professionals and researchers by providing annual grants to advance knowledge in multi-generational family enterprise management.

As 2024 is coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year that that was for FFI Practitioner by counting down the 10 most popular editions of the year!

Thanks to Mette Ballari for today’s FFI Practitioner article, which discusses the missing link in family business growth.

In this week’s edition of FFI Practitioner, Phelps Wood and Bill Stranberg highlight strategies for family enterprise advisors to consider when client families first bring a non-family executive into the business as CEO.

Thank you to the authors of this week’s FFI Practitioner, Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg, for this article discussing the strategies that enterprising families in emerging and frontier economies deploy to navigate unpredictable environments.

This week we are pleased to continue our series of guest-curated FFI Practitioner articles with Sian O’Neill, founder of publisher Globe Law and Business.

Since its inception, FFI has always been committed to excellence, fostering academic research, encouraging best practices, and inspiring professionals.

Thank you to William J. Kambas, David Guin, and Elliot Katz for this article, which provides a high-level introduction to the complex topic of compensation and incentive systems for family office leadership.