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.
The article “The Impact of Key Performance Metrics on Family Business Succession” discusses how family-owned businesses share many strengths; however, a key area that needs significant improvement is succession.
Ed Hart sat down with the Director of the Global Family Business Institute at the
Claremont University Drucker School of Management, Dave Specht. Enjoy this conversation between two family business experts and leaders in the field.
The decision to sell a business can be difficult, especially when it’s a family business. How does a family business leader determine when it’s time to sell the family business and how can he or she best ensure a successful sale?
This article describes the “cold feet” phenomenon of business owners when preparing to sell or transition their business. The author shares a valuable tool, established by Orange Kiwi, that measures critical variables that are indicators of success.
This article provides critical insights to help owners pivot their leadership approach to achieve a successful business succession. The author shares five threats owners must overcome to eventually transfer management and governance of their family business.
Your vision and legacy are too important to be left up to chance. The article, “Successor Training: Take it Slow,” by Chris Yount, and originally published on Family Business Magazine, discusses the process of slowly transitioning successors into the family business.