The Hero’s Journey
In 1949, anthropologist Joseph Campbell published “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”, completely revolutionising the way we understand stories. His groundbreaking work combined psychological...
Five Reasons Family Businesses will Emerge as Natural Leaders when the Pandemic Recedes
Over the past two months, I have watched my father and husband work tirelessly to protect our businesses. We have struggled to retain our...
Forged in Fire: Family Resilience during Times of Crisis
Editorial by Dennis T Jaffe, PhD and James Grubman, PhD
Recent financial and social upheavals have shaken every family’s experience of well-being, including perspectives on...
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Learning From Crises: 7 Steps to Multigenerational Sustainability Through the Storm
Partner Content by Markus Weishaupt
I remember the first few years after the 2008 financial crisis, the hardships that both people and companies had to...
Ten Critical Initiatives for Family Business Longevity
Editorial by George A Isaac
Your family business is your best vehicle for generating income, preserving wealth and serving the needs of your stakeholders. Yet,...
Building Generational Wealth that Lasts
Still reeling from the unprecedented disruption of COVID-19, sustainability is on the collective mind of the global family business community in a way that...
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...
