Global Family Business Think Tank, Autumn 2025

The Autumn 2025 Global Family Business Think Tank published by Family Business United summarises the thoughts of over 110 family business experts from around the world.  

Comprising family business CEO's, leading academics from renowned institutions and practicing family business advisers and consultants the report looks at a number of key themes including: 

• if family business leaders really consider how to ensure the business can thrive beyond their leadership
• whether families in business appreciate the difference between the financial balance sheet and the family balance sheet
• the influence of unconscious baggage from an upbringing on leadership styles today
• the support of next generation leaders
• whether formal processes exist for managing conflicts
• the role of non-family leaders/board members in determining the long-term success of a family business
• if the lack of formal succession planning is putting the future of a family business at risk
• whether being family owned makes it harder to attract non-family executives and senior management
• if being family owned provides competitive advantage
• the influence of history, heritage and legacy on major family business decisions today
• the way that clearly articulated and embedded values can help to guide a family business through difficult times
• the preparedness of family firms to deal with the unexpected death of a leader
• the risk of inheritance disputes
• to what extent doing business the right way with regards the planet and the environment is important to family businesses.

 As well as the overall impact and views of the community in terms of statistics, represented in terms of the percentage of panel members agreeing with the statement or not, there is qualitative feedback from some of the panel members and a feature piece on various topics investigated in this edition of the report.

Order you copy of the 62 page report and get your insights from the global family business community on family business matters that will help shape family business discussions and strategies.