Family businesses

As the parents of two children with Down syndrome, the authors learned that 80% of people with disabilities in the United States are unemployed. They...

After working at his family's coat manufacturing company for a few years, the author realized that high-end coats made in Canada could become a luxury...

Owners need to get their house in order first.

Family directors are critical for aligning owners’ interests with those of other shareholders.

Setting boundaries is especially tricky.

Focus on resilience, not short-term performance.

Yes, by embracing the complicated family dynamics.

Focus on fairness.

When Pinault stepped into the top job at Kering (formerly PPR), in 2003, he faced a key question: Should he leave things as they had been under his father,...

A close-knit culture can attract top talent — but managers must deliver on this promise in order to keep them.

Talent can be hard to scout when it’s family.

Filling the shoes of a good leader is never easy. But when three of those vying for the position are offspring of his two marriages, the process gets downright complicated.

Smart practices that can benefit all types of companies

Four steps to handle a tricky situation.

"One of the hardest disciplines in business and in life is tearing down what you've built to build something better," writes the founder and former CEO...

Advice from people who've made it work.

Succession, compensation, and underperformers.

Susie Gordon and Antonio Barile, a married couple, own a manufacturing company together. When their first child was born, they agreed that Susie would...

Five critical decisions to set it up for long-term success.

Don’t exclude non-family members from the discussion.