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Future women leaders can build confidence and credibility through education, outside work experience and early encouragement to pursue leadership opportunities. Every family business founded or led Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Interviewee: Susan Laverick
Close family ties can become a liability when they make owners insular, resistant to outside advice and less open to new knowledge. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership with the Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Ines Herrero and Mat Hughes
Reducing conflict and strengthening business performance may be as important as succession planning when preparing for a leadership transition. Only about a third of family businesses make it to a Read More...
Category: Theory and Research
Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham
Employees are more likely to take initiative when family firms blend supportive collaboration with clear monitoring and performance feedback. Family firms typically emphasize one of two management Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Kimberly Eddleston , Franz Kellermanns and Roland Kidwell
A five-part framework can help family firms evaluate control, governance, complexity, priorities and succession to anticipate challenges and opportunities. It's been said that, “Once you have seen Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Thomas Zellweger
Working together all year can make holiday tensions worse. Boundaries, patience, distractions and realistic expectations can make gatherings easier. While the holidays are supposed to bring magic and Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Native American founders are creating companies in fields from broadband to design while drawing on community, tradition and modern technology. This article is part of America’s Entrepreneurs , a Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Chris Farrell
Midlife founders can pursue a long-held dream while lowering risk through planning, part-time income, community connections and flexibility. (This article is part of America’s Entrepreneurs , a Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Chris Farrell
Conceptualization that is induced by the play (Kolb & Kolb. 2005). This study echoes the thesis of John Dewey (1916), one of the most influential thinkers in educational theory in the 20th century, Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Salvatore Tomaselli and Danilo Maurici
Ambition, strong networks and an awareness of bias can help women build credibility and take greater control of their path to family business leadership. If you're reading this article, you may want Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall