-Podcasts
How can family businesses champion responsible capitalism?
Devin DeCiantis and Sam Bonsey, discuss the role of responsible capitalism in the family business and how it can be promoted.
Leadership
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Educating family business owners
We conceptualize two interrelated approaches to education: a deductive or “outside-in” approach.
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Tradition and adaptation in Chinese family enterprises: Facing the challenge of continuity
There are three specific critical challenges that Chinese family enterprises will have to meet and resolve.
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What world leaders can learn from family business leaders
Pundits in Washington should be careful not to paint the entire world of family enterprise with the same orange brush.
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The “Forgotten” Generation of Family Businesses
What have we learned about efficient (and less anxiety-raising) ways to apply the family’s human capital over time?
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The Psychology of Decision-Making
As the economy improves, middle market executives can move past risk-aversion and focus on growth.
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The tests of a prince
Future leaders, particularly in family businesses, must jump through four kinds of hoops to earn the respect—and then the support—of stakeholders.
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And when you finally reach the top…
What’s a new CEO’s biggest headache? Hint: It isn’t employees, suppliers or competitors.
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Narcissism: The hidden cost of success
The grand qualities of a founder can lead to rigidity in the business and undermine competence in successors.
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The Succession Conspiracy
The lack of succession planning has been identified as one of the most important reasons why many first-generation family firms do not survive their founders.
