In the Press
15 Jan 2020
USA Today
What Harry and Meghan can teach us about navigating family and money
25 Nov 2019
Kochie's Business Builders
Lessons on the rise and fall of family business
18 Nov 2019
Trusted Family
Q&A with Professor John A. Davis: Continuing the Conversation about the Three-Circle Model
29 Sep 2019
Family Business Magazine
How three circles changed the way we understand family business
12 Sep 2019
MIT Sloan Executive Education [email protected] Blog
How to achieve multi-generational success for your family enterprise
29 Aug 2019
Legado e Familia
Leading the business family system: – Part 1 It takes a whole village
23 Aug 2019
Family Business
How three circles changed the way we understand family business
2 Aug 2019
The New York Times
4 Reasons Parents Don’t Discuss Money (and Why They Should)
3 Apr 2019
Bloomberg
U.S. Billionaires Are Living Longer, Making Heirs Wait
Concentrated wealth and extended lifespans have created a gold-plated family planning industry for the super rich.
2 Apr 2019
MIT Sloan Ideas Made to Matter
As the pace of change accelerates, how can family businesses succeed?
There are clear competitive advantages to running a family enterprise. Following this guidance can protect these businesses from the clear downsides.
28 Feb 2019
MIT News
Making family business our business
New MIT Sloan Executive Education programs help family enterprises prepare for the future.
27 Feb 2019
MIT Sloan Ideas Made to Matter
What to watch when planning a family enterprise succession
When transitioning to the next generation, almost everything needs attention. Here are four practical ideas for a smooth and effective handoff.
25 Feb 2019
Wealth Management
Help Families Future-Proof Their Businesses
Professor John Davis is one of the world’s leading authorities on family enterprises. How would he advise business families and their advisors to prepare for a world of ever-more-rapid technological change?
1 Feb 2019
Oregon State University
Port Blakely, Dean’s Award for Family Business Leadership
Since 2008 the Dean’s Award for Family Business Leadership has recognized significant family enterprises of the Pacific Northwest. The recipients represent successful businesses with deep family legacies and continuing commitment to their community.
3 Jan 2019
Family Capital
The World’s Top 750 Family Business
Why family businesses matter so much to the world economy. Ask anyone to identify a family business they might know, and most would probably name a small company in their neighbourhood or community.
1 Dec 2018
Families & Business
CEO Succession in the Family Business: A Better Plan for Success
Selecting a company’s next CEO is one of the most significant decisions in an organization’s life. In every company, it is critical to find the right fit; in a family-owned business, the fit factor is even more consequential. The success and sustainability of the family’s main asset and source of income, and a significant piece […]
6 Jun 2018
FFI Practitioner
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Three-Circle Model: An interview with John Davis
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Three-Circle Model, FFI Practitioner is excited to share two editions about the model during the month of June. For the first edition, we’d like to thank Pramodita Sharma for her interview about the inception and impact of the model on the field with one of its two creators, John […]
29 Dec 2017
The New York Times
Keeping the Family Tree Alive
What keeps venerable old families together? They are, after all, only as strong as the roots that bind them. Most of us know our relatives back to our grandparents. Counting our own children, we might have to contend with four generations.
9 Nov 2017
Valor Economico
How to Speed Up Business in Family Companies
For a long time, Harvard Business School professor John Davis, one of the world’s top family business experts, has agreed to the claim that this type of business moves more slowly but eventually proves itself better than others. (full article in Portuguese)
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