Intelligent nepotism

Some entrepreneurs claim they do not
want to be 'family businesses'.

Nepotism, it is claimed, can destroy the motivation of non-family managers and lead to dreadful underperformance. How do family businesses defend themselves against More>

The benefit of 'patient capital'

'In the good times it was easy to say that our priority was to build a long-term profitable business,' says a Chief Executive Officer. More>

Case study on using
bonuses to motivate
employees

Today's banking crisis has caused the media to ask questions about the wisdom of some types of bonus systems.

At the Family Business Network Global Summit “
our members heard how a leading Indian family
business has built a reward system that helps
employees think More>

Next Generation money training

Parents find it easier to train their children in money management if they understand their children's natural 'money styles'.

There are seven styles: the hustler, the hoarder, the spendthrift, the scrimper, the giver, the beggar, and the oblivious. More>

A lesson from past economic crises

When thinking about the current economic crisis, it is worth remembering that some family businesses have already survived the oil shock of the 1970s, the depressions of the 1930s and 1870s, the panic of the 1840s, the lean 1820s and even the grim 1780s. More>