Governance in Family Enterprises

ON’s Marc Maurer shares how purpose, humility, and bold choices fueled the brand’s rise—from anti-metaverse to IPO—in this inspiring leadership talk.

Leaders face burnout as work and life blur. Learn how enterprising families set smart boundaries to maintain work-life balance and thrive.

Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch shares how long-term family ownership enables purpose-led leadership, sustainable growth, and ethical decision-making at scale.

Today’s workforce often includes a mix of permanent employees, freelancers, and outside contractors – but even organizations with mostly external workforces or highly autonomous workforces need proximity to succeed over the long term. Here are fou...

Set in 2024, the case describes the trajectory of Nike's success and how it had recently lost its way. The company was experiencing its worst slump in more than 10 years. Since 2020, CEO Donahoe oversaw a significant shift away from wholesale, wit...

Corporate leaders must stop being passive spectators and actively shape geopolitical outcomes to drive global competitiveness and collaboration.

The Carvajal family 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 social, human, and reputational capital.

This brief case exercise presents an increasingly common business scenario: An established player acquires a small, agile start-up to re-energize its value proposition. In this case, established global beauty giant UrbanLuxe acquires beauty start-...

Trump’s unconventional negotiation strategy reveals how game theory in negotiations can shape power, commitment, and outcomes before talks begin.