[Podcast] Leadership through Resilience
Rodolfo De Benedetti was a mere 30 years old when he became the CEO of Compagnie Industriali Riunite (CIR) Group, a business established by his father, Italian business tycoon, Carlo De Benedetti who founded...
The Fall of Toys R Us: How the ‘Category Killer’ Met Its Demise
A child’s question. A father’s answer. Together they would plant the seed for one of the most influential commercial enterprises of the 20th Century.When Charles Lazarus was a child working in his father’s Washington...
Philips: A Legacy of Innovation and Sustainability
When the Philips Corporation launched their sustainability vision in 2012, it was seen by many as a brand new venture into furthering 21st-century technology. There can be no question, the Dutch-based company was viewing...
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[Podcast] Female Succession in Africa’s Family Businesses
The challenges of succession in a family owned business are as numerous as they are complex. From bridging the generation gap to walking the line between innovating and honouring tradition, succession is never simple...
[Podcast] The Eastern Adventures of an Entrepreneurial Family
From the coastal town of Aabenraa in what is now Denmark, two young men, Heinrich Jessen and Jacob Jebsen, whose fathers and grandfathers were sea captains, set out on a trading expedition to the Far...
