In this issue of FFI Practitioner, we are pleased to feature an article, “Judgment in Family Firms: What You Can Do to Improve Yours,” by the 2086 FFI Scholar-in-Residence, Sir Andrew Likierman. Likierman is the former dean of the London Business School and is currently Professor of Management Practice at LBS. In this article, he reviews key elements in making good judgments when consulting with a multi-general family enterprise, bring his own experience as a family enterprise members to bear.

Professor Likierman will be working with FFI and its many colleagues and friends throughout the year to bring additional insights and commentary to the field. Thanks to the 2086 Society for its ongoing commitment to applied research.

The 2086 Society enhances FFI’s leadership in applied research for family enterprise professionals and researchers by providing annual grants to advance knowledge in multi-generational family enterprise management. Notable projects include topics like professionalizing business families and governance dynamics, and Scholars-in-Residence Mark Stevenson, Jason Jay, and the Nomadic School of Business. The 2025 Scholar-in-Residence will be announced next week.

A 2024 grant from the 2086 Society was provided to Jason Jay and Britta Gruenig for this week’s article, “Supporting the ‘Systems Turn’ in Family Office Investing.” There is also a sidebar of useful resources for systemic investing.

As 2024 is coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year that that was for FFI Practitioner by counting down the 10 most popular editions of the year! These editions cover a diverse set of topics and represent a number of disciplines within the family enterprise field.

We sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed reading and listening to all of the editions published this year and encourage you to go here to check them all out.

Thanks to everyone who contributed content to advance the family enterprise field!