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6 keys to leading successful change in a Family Business

Family businesses have a profound global impact and economic significance. They are known for outperforming non-family firms, with 600 publicly listed family businesses showcasing remarkable performance. Collectively, these businesses generate a massive USD 7.28 trillion in revenue and employ over 24 million people globally. In the Americas, family businesses, especially in the U.S., contribute significantly, […]

How to Future-Proof your family business

How have famously successful family-owned businesses like Walmart, Ford, and Comcast created long-lasting legacies that have far outstripped their humble entrepreneurship beginnings? While family dynamics can cause interpersonal conflict at times, family businesses can also have a higher resilience because of their shared values and strong connections. In this article, we’ll dive into the strategic […]

7 steps to building a strong Succession Planning for leadership continuity

What distinguishes high-performing organizations from underperforming ones is that successful entities understand the benefits of succession planning and thus engage in it on a continuous basis. In other words, their leadership perceives corporate succession planning as an investment and not an expense. Most corporate entities today, regardless of size and location, cannot do without a […]

Succession Planning: Ensuring leadership continuity with effective models

3 Succession Planning Models to try Succession planning is important because of the following reasons: Here are the 3 Succession Planning Models: Despite these definitions, questions still remain. By reading this article, these questions will be answered and you will know more about the different succession management models. You will also learn the advantages and disadvantages of […]

“From family business to family in business.”

Learn more about family business at IMD. Peter Vogel, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Business, explains why resilience & adaptability are critical success factors for the continuity of a family business.

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Leading your Family Business

Drive your family enterprise towards multi-generational success

Helps family businesses to better understand and manage their own challenges by sharing experiences and benchmarking success with other family firms.

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Leading your Family Office

Govern and transfer your family wealth

Helps families of wealth set up and sustainably govern their own Single Family Office.

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Navigate your Family Enterprise into the Future

Stay competitive and united across generations

Program for enterprising families run as part of IMD’s OWP program, a transformational experience providing cutting-edge insights on the hottest management topics.