How to navigate conflict in family business

Should family or non-family members lead governance in family enterprises?

July 30, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis in Family Business • 7 min read

Good governance is critical to success in the family enterprise ecosystem, but family involvement in these mechanisms could be doing more harm than good. ...

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How to achieve work-life balance: Lessons from family enterprises

July 4, 2025 • by Jennifer Jordan, Peter Vogel in Family Business • 9 min read

The blurring of work and personal lives is creating stress, exhaustion, and confusion for leaders. We explore how enterprising families create healthy boundaries between the two worlds and thrive....

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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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