How business families can raise a generation of givers

Dealing with pressure: How Kärcher turns compliance into operational strength

September 8, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Family business • 7 min read

Working across the globe, Kärcher has adapted to a complex business environment by embracing environmental and social regulation and thrives by turning constraints into principles...

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How to navigate conflict in family business

August 25, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis in Family business • 8 min read

Is your family firm experiencing conflict? Is a breakdown of a sibling relationship putting a strain on business dynamics? Are board members struggling to find a unanimous way to perform a task?...

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How Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch is future- proofing the legacy of one of the world’s largest family-owned companies

July 3, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Family business • 6 min read

Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch shares how family ownership enables long-term thinking, purpose-driven leadership, and sustainable growth across generations....

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Why a family foundation is vital for cohesion and the key to long-lasting success

June 19, 2025 • by Peter Vogel, Ana Maria Guerrero Carvajal, Isabel Carvajal Sardi in Family business • 8 min read

The Carvajal family’s Ana Maria Guerrero Carvajal and Isabel Carvajal Sardi on why the family’s foundation is the largest shareholder of their 121-year-old family business and how it’s the key to sustaining...

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Managing multiple role identities in the family enterprise

February 19, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis, Cristina Bettinelli , Manisha Singal , John Davis in Family business • 9 min read

The survival of family businesses is at stake due to inadequate board management and the difficulties faced by leaders of family businesses in juggling various roles....

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Tradition and innovation: the paradox powering family business

January 31, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis, Emanuela Rondi, Vittoria Magrelli , Francesco Debellis in Family business • 9 min read

Tradition is defined as the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation. Innovation is the process of changing something established by introducing new methods...

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Keeping business and family in balance to create a multigenerational enterprise

January 14, 2025 • by Peter Vogel in Family business • 8 min read

In conversation with IMD's Peter Vogel, Bruce Grossman, a fourth-generation family business owner, discusses his achievements and shortcomings in creating frameworks to unite the family business....

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The Carvajal family on creating centuries-long success over six generations – and counting

December 3, 2024 • by Peter Vogel in Family business • 8 min read

Cristina Carvajal, President of one of Latin America’s most respected family enterprises, discusses the benefits of having a family member as the CEO of the family business....

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Letting go of the reins: How female and male business leaders view succession

June 10, 2024 • by Lea Wang , Jung Eung Park, Benoit F. Leleux in Family business • 6 min read

A new research survey among French business leaders suggests that men and women may approach the issue of stepping down from the top job from quite different perspectives....

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How private and family-owned businesses can lead the way in building stakeholder value  

May 6, 2024 • by Peter Vogel in Family business • 7 min read

Nine out of every ten employees globally work for a private business, and their capitalization and turnover dwarf those of list companies — but their challenge for the future is not only...

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