Succession
The markets raise a glass to Pernod Ricard’s family CEO
The French drinks company's shares have skyrocketed since third-generation Alexandre Ricard took over
Interview: why salmon-smoker Lance Forman is in the pink
It lost its premises to the Olympic stadium, but now the fourth-gen East End business is flourishing…
What behavioural economics tells us about nepotism
Behavioural biases can lead to poor decision-making about successors in family businesses
Four ways to balance family and business aims
Leadership style and communication are the keys to good family business culture, which in turn tend to…
Euthanasia as an exit strategy
Much family businesses strategy is aimed at keeping firms going for ever
Interview: Leila Wilcox of Wilcox Limousines
She has brought her family's third-generation hearse and limousine-making business into the 21st century,…
Family drift is behind the Piech-Porsche rift
Problems between the two sides of VW's controlling families are nothing new, but the latest crisis shows…
Next gens say “no thanks” to family businesses
New research from St Gallen University shows that just 3
Interview: Andrew Maloney of the Tulla Group
The second-gen of Australia's stud-farm-to-copper-mines conglomerate has continued his business's drive…
Three lessons from Lee Kuan Yew, the ultimate patriarch
Singapore's founding father was a huge figure in the city state's life, and his death raises issues familiar…
Why the family myth matters
Family businesses which focus on the founder's genius are more likely to be badly managed and stuck in…
The three archetypes that make good non-family CEOs
What makes a good non-family business CEO? Search firm Egon Zehnder says that the successful candidate…