Helping families build stronger enterprises, stronger ownership and stronger relationships across generations.
Global Family Business Center
Helping families build stronger enterprises, stronger ownership and stronger relationships across generations.
Since 1988, the IMD Global Family Business Center has helped enterprising families navigate the complex interplay between family, ownership and business. We combine research, learning and real-world experience to help families strengthen governance, prepare rising generations, navigate transitions and build the foundations for long-term continuity.
Our work comes to life through open programs, thought leadership and tailored learning journeys for families, ownership groups, family offices and their businesses.
Our research and in-depth thought leadership content is informed by the work we have done over the last 30 years with many of the world’s leading families and enterprises.
The first international research report focused on the implications of business families’ mental health
by Peter Vogel, Anouk Lavoie Orlick in Family business
by Alfredo De Massis in The Interview
Helping families shift their mindset from family business to family in business
60 Seconds with Peter Vogel, Professor of Family Business and Entrepreneurship and Director of the Global Family Business Center.
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Family Office Navigator
In today’s complex world, family offices play a pivotal role in safeguarding a family’s heritage and unity while preserving and growing generational wealth. As the world around us evolves, so too must family offices adapt to meet the changing needs of their families. Family Office Navigator is your essential guide for establishing and managing a family office, equipping you with practical frameworks and actionable insights for every step of your journey.
The Global Family Business Center (GFBC) at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland and the Family Enterprise Legacy Institute (FELI) at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada – in collaboration with Family Business Network (FBN) – are pleased to announce a new research partnership focused on the implications of enterprising families’ mental health on the family and business.
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