Hiring Relatives in the Family Business
Quentin Fleming knows the tact that family businesses must exercise when hiring or firing family members.
As a small-business consultant, Quentin Fleming discovered that family...
Jetwing: Sri Lanka’s People-Centric Hospitality Giant
For more than four decades, family-owned hospitality group Jetwing has shared Sri Lanka's unparalleled beauty with the world by booking itineraries and hosting visitors...
The Painful Realities of Sibling Rivalry and How to Deal With Them
Angela Civitella had to take on a position of leadership in a family business when she least expected it. Following the premature death of...
Mitchell Stores: Putting People First and the Science of Hugging
Jack Mitchell, along with his brother Bill, grew their parents’ speciality clothing store, Mitchell Stores, into a model for international, multi-generational family business success.
Not...
Overcoming Sibling Rivalry in the Family Business
Edwin Hoover helps family businesses manage family conflict using the tools and strategies first outlined in Getting Along in Family Business: The Relationship Intelligence...
The Revolution in Recruitment: The Rise of Predictive Hiring
The rise of predictive hiring has marked a shift in the way businesses conduct recruitment. Data has become pivotal in the search for the...
Monkey Business Catering – a Family’s Non-Linear Road to Success
In 2001, the Thompsons were forced to sell their farm but remained resolute, driven to define success on their own terms....
Rossi Boots: The Transformation of a Century-old Legacy
Rossi Boots has had first-hand experience dealing with the unprecedented retail disruption of the last two decades. Their realisation: more than a century designing,...
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...
The Gig Economy and the Future of Family Business
The philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti said, "One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end."
He probably wasn't...