Leveraging the Board in Times of Crisis
There is perhaps no situation that proves the worth of a board – particularly one with outside directors – more than a crisis with...
Five Ways Businesses are Stepping Up to Help Their Communities
It would appear that the coronavirus outbreak has underscored a universal truth about human nature: in the most extreme circumstances, humanity's best and worst...
Oscar Trimboli: Listening Between the Lines
Listening is often thought of as passive, but effective listening goes beyond hearing – it is a skill as important as speaking and a...
Six Ways to Make Your Family Business Governance a Reality
Governance is hard to define and harder to enact. Even when family businesses know what they need, the implementation and maintenance of governance is...
Family Business Health and Well-being
Authentic leadership going forward depends on whether or not next-generation family business members can prioritise their well-being. Altruistic work is not sustainable work; growing...
Kongō Gumi and the Six Secrets of Longevity
Kongō Gumi, a Japanese construction company, was founded in 578 AD by a Korean immigrant named Shigemitsu Kongō who was skilled in the art...
Building a Lasting Legacy: Nine Steps to Family Business Success
George Isaac's immersion in the success factors that define family businesses saw him move beyond his role as CEO of his own family's multigenerational enterprise...
The Path to a Harmonious Family Business
According to Chris Yonker, the overall health of an organisation – family businesses notwithstanding – depends on self-assurance and productive interaction in the workplace....
Resiliency in Family Businesses: A New Tool for Advisors
Editorial by Joseph J Horak, PhD, President, Family Business Solutions, Grand Rapids, USA; Entrepreneur in Residence and Honorary Teaching Fellow, Lancaster University Management School,...
Johnny Hallyday: An Illustration of Unprepared Succession
Editorial by Dr Ali Azouz, lecturer and researcher at IAE Nantes (LEMNA), Nantes University, France
Since the death of France's most famous rock star, Johnny...
