
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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Pundits in Washington should be careful not to paint the entire world of family enterprise with the same orange brush.

Studying the response of family enterprise systems to chronic market dysfunction and elevated risk can provide useful insights into organizational resilience.

In a surprisingly high percentage of cases, the work of family business consulting includes an element of re-parenting.
Many family businesses have a problem with recruitment into governance roles, and the family labor pool is a critical issue.

Over the past three decades, many business families have formed a Council. The oldest Councils have started asking “What do we do now?”

What have we learned about efficient (and less anxiety-raising) ways to apply the family’s human capital over time?
Although we have long seen philanthropy connected with many family firms, today we are experiencing an acceleration of this practice.

A very small part of the academic research on governance has taken into account family ownership and the special nature of family firm governance.

As the economy improves, middle market executives can move past risk-aversion and focus on growth.
Only if they deliver services that provide comprehensive solutions.