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The Importance of Education in a Family Enterprise

Date:
2013-05-13
BFF insight:
Listen to Dr. Ivan Lansberg, who teaches family business at the Kellogg School of Management, emphasize the importance of learning and reflecting together as a family through educational programs in order to work at family harmony and sustain business growth.
Categorie(s):
Recurring Challenges and Trends
Video

About Money and Power

Date:
2012-12-12
BFF insight:
Listen to Kathryn McCarthy, a Family Business Advisor and Family Office Expert, explain the relationship between controlling patriarchs; lack of communication; and hurdles in developing a business family legacy.
Categorie(s):
Governance System, Recurring Challenges and Trends, Wealth Management
Video

Educating a Business Family about the Succession and Transition Process

Date:
2012-09-12
BFF insight:
Listen to David Harland, Family Business advisor in Queensland, Australia, describe some of the recurring challenges encountered by family businesses addressing the transition from first to second generation.
Categorie(s):
Recurring Challenges and Trends, Succession and Transitions
Video

Why is it so important to research and understand family-owned businesses?

Date:
2012-04-22
BFF insight:
Listen to Dr. Joseph Astrachan, who teaches family business at Kennesaw State University share his views on the importance of investing in quality research on family business systems' dynamics in order to better understand and support business families and their enterprises.
Categorie(s):
Recurring Challenges and Trends
Video

Establishing an Advisor Relationship with a Business Family

Date:
2012-04-05
BFF insight:
Listen to Kathryn McCarthy, a Family Business Advisor and Family Office Expert, explain her view of how a professional advisor can develop and nurture a meaningful relationship with a business family.
Categorie(s):
Governance System, Recurring Challenges and Trends
Video

The Various Professional Disciplines Supporting Family Enterprises

Date:
2012-04-05
BFF insight:
Listen to Dr. Ivan Lansberg, who teaches family business at the Kellogg School of Management, share his view of the need for multidisciplinary teams of professional advisors to collaborate together for the benefit of business families.
Categorie(s):
Governance System, Recurring Challenges and Trends
Video

Managing both the Family and the Business at the Same Time

Date:
2012-03-17
BFF insight:
Listen to BFF Co-Chair Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien describe how he raised his awareness of family business dynamics and the various risks affecting both the family and the business.
Categorie(s):
Conversation with Business Families, Leadership Skills, Recurring Challenges and Trends
Video

Embracing Difficult Conversations as a Business Family

Date:
2012-02-25
BFF insight:
Listen to Dr. Joseph Astrachan who teaches family business at Kennesaw State University describe how to improve communication skills and to make communication more effective in business family systems.
Categorie(s):
Family Communication and Conflict Management, Recurring Challenges and Trends
Video

The Next Generation – 4 Tips for Embracing Leadership Roles in your Family Enterprise

Date:
2012-02-24
BFF insight:
Listen to Dr. Ivan Lansberg who teaches family business at the Kellogg School of Management share 4 tips with the next generation on how to create opportunities for themselves in their family enterprise in the long run.
Categorie(s):
Leadership Skills, Recurring Challenges and Trends
Video

Common Risks Faced by Business Families

Date:
2011-08-09
BFF insight:
Watch Patricia Annino, a family business lawyer specialized in estate planning, describe various types of risks facing business families and ways to address them.
Categorie(s):
Governance System, Recurring Challenges and Trends