For many people working in the family business the thought of stepping back and no longer being actively involved on a daily basis is...

Stepping into leadership of a family business is not always easy, especially when you are following a successful founder. For Roberto,...

The pandemic has prompted many family businesses to re-evaluate their future, review their operations and brought family governance and...

Succession planning is often cited as one of the key challenges facing family firms. In many cases it is the elephant in the room and...

The media coverage of “The Great Resignation” has raised the profile of the ongoing and critical role of the board in succession...

If you’re a fan of the television show Succession, or if you’re aware of the conflicts playing out publicly and perennially among some of...

Family enterprises form the majority of businesses large and small in every country in the world. At the same time, few are able to...

According to the latest research by KPMG Australia there is more to transition in a family business than deciding what date the leader...

Family businesses believe their governance arrangements are entirely or broadly fit for purpose, according to 69% of respondents to a new...

The transition from one generation to the next is a delicate time for Family Businesses. Studies from across the world have highlighted...

Have you tried to raise the subject of succession planning with your parents? How have they reacted? I am assuming from the fact you are...

It’s a dilemma that faces family businesses all too frequently. We saw it recently when we worked with a $4 billion global manufacturing...

Two years after her parents passed away, 63-year- old Alice Tazzi* found herself in a frustrating situation. As with several other recent...

Succession planning is always on the family business agenda. However, it can be one of the hardest conversations to have because it...

Morten Bennedsen, INSEAD Professor of Economics and Political Science shares some lessons from the UK’s oldest privately owned bank,...

Founding and growing a business is one thing, but passing the baton is just as important. In private and family enterprises, it’s...

Family business practitioners see the investigation of differentness family to family and detail to detail as the heart of today’s...

Family business practitioners see the investigation of differentness family to family and detail to detail as the heart of today’s...

There comes a time when most families seek to sell their business, whether it be five years after its creation or two hundred years. The...

Family businesses benefit by leveraging knowledgeable senior family leaders with innovative members of the next generation. Research...