Change, DNA, and Family Legacy
Thank you to this week’s contributors, Doug Gray and Natalie McVeigh, for their article that challenges practitioners’ reliance on bi-directional models that force “either-or” approaches to the complex issues confronting family enterprises.
The Value of Family Business Peer Groups during a Global Crisis
Thank you to this week’s contributors, Kurstyn Loeffler and Jenell Wittmer, for their article on the potential benefits of family business leader peer groups, especially during times of crisis.
Kathryn McCarthy receives FFI Award
This week’s edition of FFI Practitioner concludes our series of podcasts featuring interviews with the 2020 FFI Achievement Award recipients.
Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices (STEP) Project receives FFI Award
This week’s edition of FFI Practitioner continues our series of podcast interviews with the recipients of the 2020 FFI Achievement Awards by featuring this year’s International Award recipient, the Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices (STEP) Project.
Andrew Hier receives FFI Award
In this week’s edition, we are pleased to continue our series of podcasts featuring interviews with the 2020 FFI Achievement Award recipients. In this week’s podcast, Andrew Hier, the recipient of the Interdisciplinary Award, reflects on the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to family enterprise advising and how his own background as an attorney has contributed to his current advisory skills.
Rania Labaki receives FFI Award
This week, FFI Practitioner is pleased to introduce a series of podcasts featuring interviews with the 2020 FFI Achievement Award recipients.
Research Applied: FBR Précis for FFI Practitioner
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Navneet Bhatnagar of the FBR Research Applied Board, for sharing his précis of “Community Socioemotional Wealth: Preservation, Succession, and Farming in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania” – an article that appears in the September 2020 issue of FBR.
Understanding the Complexities of Mental Incapacity When Advising Family Business Owners
Thank you to this week’s contributors, Patricia Annino and Jim Grubman, for concluding our series of articles by presenters at the virtual 2020 FFI Global Conference, October 26-28.
The Reality of Relevancy in the Family Office System: Exploring forces and key drivers that can affect relevancy
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Jim Coutré, for continuing our series of articles by presenters at the virtual 2020 FFI Global Conference, October 26-28.
The Value of Learning About Families as Emotional Systems
This week, FFI Practitioner is pleased to continue our series of articles by presenters at the virtual 2020 FFI Global Conference, October 26-28.
How to Preserve Wealth? The Answer is Infrastructure
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Natasha Pearl, for continuing our series of articles by presenters at the virtual 2020 FFI Global Conference, October 26-28. In her article, Natasha outlines the importance of developing an effective infrastructure as an important element in wealth preservation for family enterprises.
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.
Advancing Your Family Enterprise Professional Skills
So you want to be a family enterprise professional, or you are thinking about it. Either way, if you decide to join this growing professional community, here are some things you might want to know.
Toolkit for Family Enterprise Advisers
A toolkit for advisors and consultants working with family enterprise clients. In these resources you will learn more about contracting, recognizing your own biases, strategies for conflict management and tools to assist family enterprises.
Travel Not Necessary
The annual FFI global conference was created to bring much-needed professional development resources to advisors and consultants, academics and researchers, and family enterprise members.
FFI Practitioner: Disruption and Adaptation: Selected articles
This week, we are pleased to share a curated selection of FFI Practitioner editions focusing on the impacts of disruption and adaptation on family enterprises. These articles can serve as examples and tools to incorporate into consulting and educational work with clients, particularly as the COVID-19 crisis continues.
From Safety, Through Sustainability to Stewardship: The Triple-S journey of Jebsen & Jessen Family Enterprise
Thanks to Marta Widz and Sameh Abadir from IMD for this article based on the Jebsen & Jessen Family Enterprise story, which illustrates how responsible leadership and early awareness can coalesce to pioneer safety, environmental sustainability, and stewardship strategies and thus lead to impactful social innovation.
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.
2086 Society Requests Proposals on Two Topics
This issue of FFI Practitioner is pleased to present the 2086 Society’s requests for proposals (RFPs) for two applied research topics. Deadline for applications is September 15, 2020.