Research Applied: FBR Précis for FFI Practitioner
Weekly Edition • May 15, 2019
From FFI Practitioner
What organizational configurations lead to the highest levels of innovation in family firms? In this week’s edition, which is a précis of “A Configurational Approach to Family Firm Innovation,” an article appearing in the June 2019 issue of FBR, Navneet Bhatnagar explores this question and its implications for family enterprise advisors.
Three Communication Skills for Breaking Through Impenetrable Barriers
Weekly Edition • May 08, 2019
From FFI Practitioner
How can family advisors help their clients when they are so enmeshed in conflict that they seem to have erected impenetrable barriers? According to this week’s contributors, Mitzi Perdue and Amy Castoro, advisors can utilize three communication techniques to break down these barriers and address the underlying causes of the conflict. Mitzi and Amy have illustrated these techniques with an instructive case study that can be shared with clients.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A communication model for family business interventions (Part 2)
Weekly Edition • May 01, 2019
From FFI Practitioner
This week’s FFI Practitioner concludes a two-part examination of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), by Brett Coffman. In this week’s edition, Brett addresses the need to look for change in clients and provides a mnemonic device to help remind practitioners about the various techniques associated with SFBT.
