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 and into consulting.
In the interim, Isaac served both as a...
10 Capital Succession Errors and 10 Ways to Avoid Them
No competitor, technological disrupter or economic downturn is as great a threat to family business survival as the transition from one generation to the next. We know that on average only two-thirds of family...
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, Lancaster, UK
A Portrait of Dysfunction in a Family Business
Disconsolate and...
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 Hallyday, in December 2017, his family has become infamous. They've...
The Avoidable Destruction of a Family Business
Longevity in the family business is a continuing challenge. Statistically, by the end of the third generation, 90 per cent of family businesses have failed. The statistics also reveal a glaring incongruency in resource...
