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.
This article discusses how family members can use various voting methods for a fair decision-making process. Depending on your specific needs, the voting techniques outlined may be used independently or together.
The article, “Thriving or Trapped in the Family Business,” by Michael Klein suggests that the best thing family businesses can do for family members working in the business is to ensure individual growth and satisfaction is nurtured daily.
The article discusses five reasons business owners do not create a family business board and five reasons to consider creating one.
According to the article, “The Women Leading the World’s Largest Family Enterprises,” written by Lee Hoverd and originally published in Tharawat Magazine, there is a rise of women in leadership positions in America, however, that same presence has not yet been met globally.
Join Tom Crotty, Practice Leader of Sensiba San Filippo, a leading San Francisco Bay Area accounting and business consulting firm, as he unpacks the questions surrounding the family office, if your family needs a family office, how to choose a family office, if your Chief Financial Officer (CFO) should run your family office, and more.
A board of directors is the fiduciary arm of a company on behalf of its shareholders. Its purpose is to help guide the company on important decisions, including hiring senior team members and setting salaries; making decisions on investments and dividends, mergers and acquisitions; and setting goals for the team and providing the resources to support those objectives to help ensure a company’s long-term success.