INSEAD Family Business

Check out our latest #INSEAD Family Business podcast featuring Keyth Pisani, a second generation member of the family enterprise Corinthia Group - a leading international hotel developer, investor, and operator. Founded in Malta in 1962 as a restaurant opened by Keyth’s father Alfred Pisani, the business developed into a hotel in 1968 which expanded to become Corinthia hospitality and real estate portfolio internationally. Today, the holding company's overall activities span more than 24 hotels and employ over 5,000 people worldwide with diverse portfolio that surpassed 3 billion Euros. Keyth, an alumnus of INSEAD who is also a certified director of #INSEAD International Directors Programme, discusses how to navigate generational transitions, manage family dynamics, create new leadership journeys, structure family governance, and make strategic choices to safeguard the legacy in a dynamic global environment. Join editor & host Martin Roll, Distinguished Fellow at the INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise, as his featured guests share their inspiring stories and insights about the diversity of topics that matter most for the long-term management and success of family businesses across generations. The INSEAD Family Business Podcast explores perspectives and insights, and features some of the best global practices in family business leadership. Apple: https://lnkd.in/eH4g4GCX Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enn8AAD4 Visit the library of podcast interviews: https://lnkd.in/gJjjrprb #familybusiness #familylegacy #stewardship #familybusinessgovernance #familybusinessdynamics #familybusinessgovernance

Amid geopolitical shifts, economic turbulence, and rapid technological change, family enterprises face unique challenges - yet continue to show resilience thanks to their DNA that is grounded in tradition, trust, and long-term vision.   Coming  𝟐𝟎-𝟐𝟏 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 at #INSEAD 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬, we will be holding the 2nd edition of the 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 focused on the theme "𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬: 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝".   The Summit will bring together academics, practitioners, and business families to explore how these businesses can lead through disruption, leverage AI, and foster next-generation leadership. Key discussions will also focus on rethinking private capital strategies while preserving core traditions for enduring success.   Targeted at members of family businesses with limited seats catered for third-party advisors, we look forward to welcoming you to the Summit for stimulating time of learning, meaningful interaction and networking.   𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬 and stay tuned for more info on registration which we will share by end April. #familybusiness #nextgen #familybusinessinnovation #privatecapital

🎙️ The #INSEAD Family Business Podcast is back for a new season in 2025! The new episode, "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧," is now live. Timothy Cosulich is the sixth generation of the family enterprise Fratelli Cosulich Group, which was founded in Italy in 1857. For several generations, the company has been a major player in many industries and sectors. Today, the activities span more than 15 business units, 133 companies, and employ around 3000 people worldwide. Fratelli Cosulich Group has a fascinating history and heritage, and is one of Europe’s legacy family businesses. Timothy, an MBA alumnus of INSEAD, shares his inspiring story with podcast editor & host Martin Roll, and discusses how to navigate generational transitions, manage family dynamics, create new leadership journeys, structure family governance, and make strategic value-based choices in a dynamic global environment. Listen to the episode and subscribe to the podcast: 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 https://lnkd.in/gspnV9ZD 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: https://lnkd.in/g7YwfVvp 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: https://lnkd.in/gJjjrprb INSEAD Family Business aims to inspire family business leaders, professionals, and the next generations on how to build and foster long-term success, legacy, and impact of family businesses. Join editor & host Martin Roll, Distinguished Fellow at the INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise, and a global family business & family office expert, as his featured guests share their inspiring stories and insights. We hope the podcast will inspire you! #familybusiness #familylegacy #familydynamics #nextgen #INSEAD #succession #leadership #governance

The #INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise is proud to announce and celebrate with Professor Bala Vissa, the Academic Director of the Centre and contributing faculty Emeritus Professor Ludo VAN DER HEYDEN on the success and recognition of their top selling case studies. 🎉

The lunar new year is an important festival for many Asian business families where kinship is celebrated over reunion gatherings.   On this festive occasion, the #INSEAD Wendel International Centre of Family Enterprise extends its best wishes for the Year of the Snake to all in our community celebrating the new year.   May the new year bring to you and your family blessings of good health and abundance of joy and prosperity!

Coming up 11-13 March 2025, we will be hosting the consortium workshop 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 - 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 (delivered in French) for members of family firms who wish to have a deeper understanding of the specificities of family enterprises and to review effective practices and tools to perpetuate their legacy across generations and foster their sustainability, economic and societal contribution.   The workshop will provide a safe and confidential environment for small group of families in business to have interactive exchanges and learn to come out with their specific family business road map.   Special shoutout 🎉 to our workshop director Christine Blondel, #INSEAD family business lecturer and expert, who was recognised in Family Capital Dec’24 publication list of 25 top academics in the world family enterprise. Together with Stefania Maschio, Executive Coach at the Leadership Centre at INSEAD, they will be sharing insights and facilitating discussions to stimulate the learning in this exclusive workshop. Find out more and register now: https://lnkd.in/gFzW8UEQ #FamilyEnterprise #FamilyBusinessLegacy #NextGen

Crossing over to 2025, the INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise is looking forward to continuing the momentum of engagement with our community of family enterprises, partners and friends to bring to you fresh academic and practitioner insights, networking opportunities and creating platforms for deep conversations, exchange and learning.   Stay tuned and watch this space where we will share with you further updates!

The festive season is round the corner again. As we celebrate and count down to the new year, the INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise would like to extend our warmest greetings to our community of family enterprises, partners and friends who have given us relentless support and valuable engagement to advance our agenda towards building family enterprises for long-term viability and performance. We look forward to continuing the momentum of engagement in 2025 with a line-up of exciting activities in the pipeline, such as: 👉 Family Enterprise Day (8 Feb, Asia Campus) 👉 Consortium Programme on Engaging Generations for the Long Term (11-13 March 2025, Europe Campus hybrid)  👉 Family Enterprise Summit (Europe Campus) 👉 Family Enterprise Workshop (Asia Campus) 👉 Second season of the Family Business Podcast Series 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺. Here’s wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a New Year filled with good health, joy and serenity!

The impact of AI is likened to the uncertainty created by black holes in cosmology. How can family firms prepare for and harness the potential of AI for their organisation?   New book "Event Horizon Strategy: Enhance Careers, Create Business Value, and Avoid Industry Disruption with Generative AI" by INSEAD Professor Jason Davis offers insights into the frameworks and emerging use cases that create value and help leaders to raise aspirations, mobilise resources, and innovate with AI.   Find out why a balanced, experimental approach to GenAI might offer companies the best chance of navigating an uncertain future.   Read INSEAD Knowledge article: https://lnkd.in/gwhpuwdN Learn more about the book: https://lnkd.in/gYKmhQ9e #AI #Strategy #Familybusiness Tatar Sonia Bala Vissa Martin Roll Marta Widz

The recent INSEAD Family Enterprise Day, themed “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”, was a wrap! Big thank you to our remarkable speakers from academia and family enterprises, and to all the students and families in business who joined us for the event. Some of the discussions and takeaways focused on: - 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: balancing the needs of the family across generations for legacy and business stewardship for long-term prosperity; - 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐍𝐀: ensuring consistent and stable performance while embracing sound risk-taking for renewal; - 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: weighing the benefits of grooming and transiting the business to a successor from within the family versus hiring a professional external CEO to ensure business success; - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: preserving family heritage, roots and know how and embracing the entrepreneurial spirit for reinvention and innovation; - 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: taking a holistic approach to business economic performance while driving positive impact for the family members, communities and the environment at large; - 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: keeping a level of openness in communication while maintaining a certain degree of privacy on family affairs; - 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥" 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: achieving competitive advantage locally while globalising products. Chaired by Christine Blondel, Programme Director of “Engaging Generations for the Long Term” Family Business Consortium programme at INSEAD and Julian von Moeller,  VP of Henokiens Associations, and hosted by Tatar Sonia, Executive Director of the INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise, we had the privilege to welcome distinguished family members, speakers and academics such as - Claudio Stefani (17th gen, Acetaia Giusti), Andreas Rath (6th gen, J. & L. Lobmeyr), Emanuela Rondi, Josip Kotlar, Marta Widz, Rose Xiaowei Luo, and Martin Roll. Special shout out to the Henokiens Association for their long-standing support and collaboration with us. Stay tuned in for more thought leadership insights in the family enterprise space soon.   #FamilyBusiness #Innovation #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #INSEAD