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Family Business Succession Planning & Executive Search Blog
Video: The Stranberg Story | Family Business & CEO Succession
One of the most challenging aspects of leading a family-owned or founder-led organization is knowing when to pass the torch – and who to...
Apr 4, 2025
Search
Industry-Specific Search Firms May Not Be Right for Your Family Business Succession
While industry-focused recruiters may understand your business challenges more intuitively, they face a critical limitation they rarely discuss with clients: conflict of interest restrictions that actually reduce their access to top talent.
Do You Need a Search Firm If You Have Internal Candidates In Your Family Business? The Answer is Yes. Here's Why.
When you work with a search firm, despite having internal candidates, you're not paying for candidates. You're investing in process.
The importance lies in ensuring that people already in your system meet the same standards and are evaluated as rigorously as any external candidate would be. There's also a deeper layer to consider, particularly for family companies with internal candidates: addressing questions about bias.
Case Study: Third-Generation Family Business Seamlessly Transitions Leadership to First Non-Family CEO
In 2021, a family business advisor asked members of the Leef family to name the date when they would be “doing something different from...
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