This once-in-a-lifetime conversation between Dr. Marshall Goldsmith and Mikel Williamson is moderated by First Bank's Senior Vice President and Director of the Center for Family-Owned Businesses Ed Hart. Goldsmith and Williamson discuss how leadership has evolved in the past few years and what traits and characteristics exist in the world's greatest leaders. Watch now.
Author Ken McCracken explores economist and philosopher Adam Smith's thinking on self-interest and sympathy and how to apply it to succession planning.
Join a conversation with Rich Ryffel, Professor of Finance Practice at Washington University's Olin Business School and Josh Baron, Co-founder BanyanGlobal, Visiting Lecturer, and Author of “Harvard Business Review: Family Business Handbook”, as they unpack key differentiators surrounding family business leadership and ownership versus that of publicly-traded companies.
The author discusses how running a business and a family unit with an eye toward diversification is the best way to ensure a family’s legacy and, ultimately, the enjoyment of the fruits of the family’s labor for generations to come.
When developing a succession plan for your business, you must make many decisions. Should you sell? Should you structure your plan to go into effect during your lifetime or at your death? Should you transfer your ownership interest?
In partnership with MacKenzie Corporation, First Bank’s Center for Family-Owned Businesses surveyed 552 respondents for its “2023 Family Business Survey”.
On this episode of From the Hart podcast, Ed Hart, Director of First Bank’s Center for Family-Owned Businesses, has a conversation with Martha Daniel, Founder and CEO of Orange County, California based Information Management Resources Inc. (IMRI). IMRI is family-owned and operated, and provides cyber security and IT support to the military, several government organizations, and businesses of all sizes all over the country. Ms. Daniel shares her passion for family business, and discusses who has inspired her throughout her life.