May 8, 2020 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses
Megan Helzner Manager Preparing the next generation (“Next Gen”) is a critical step on the path to succession in a family business. There are many ways to create development opportunities, starting with exposure in “small bites” from a young age, in age-...
Apr 29, 2020 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses, Governance
Caleb White Principal The often heard board governance adage of “nose in, fingers out” [1] is regularly held up as guidance for board members and a caution to them, many of whom are former C-suite executives, that it’s not their job to delve too deeply into day-to-day...
Apr 27, 2020 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses
Katelyn Husereau Senior Manager Throughout this challenging time, there is one message that continues to bring a great deal of comfort: “We are in this together.” We are all facing some degree of paralyzing uncertainty and intense challenge. Though our individual...
Apr 22, 2020 | Healthcare
Jennifer Tomasik Principal As the leader of CFAR’s healthcare practice and in my role as Regent for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), I was honored to host a webinar last week for healthcare leaders grappling with questions about how to care for...
Apr 17, 2020 | Family Enterprises and Owner-Led Businesses
Debbie Bing President “My values haven’t been tested but my ability to live by them have been shattered.” —Family business leader Yesterday, my colleague and I led a webinar with hundreds of members of family businesses on the topic of resilience. The basic...