John A. Davis

Is your family truly ready for the future? Come to MIT for a transformational week to develop your family enterprise's plan to continue your success in this turbulent age. Register for my program "Future Family Enterprise" March 16-21, 2025 executive.mit.edu/course/future-… @MITSloanExecEd

FB Article: FFI Practitioner highlights a podcast conversation featuring Jason Jay, 2023 FFI Scholar-in-Residence, and John Davis discussing systemic investing and research within the FFI community. Learn More: buff.ly/3RKxan2 #FamilyBusiness #FFIPractitionerPodcast

I look forward to returning to Florianopolis, Brazil this week to teach a Family Business seminar at @FIESC on Dec 7. Join us to discuss the Discipline of Multigenerational Success. materiais.fiesc.com.br/piee-empresafa…

My latest paper on family business boards, published in the Journal of Management Studies, is based on interviews of 36 directors who have served on 615 boards. Thank you to my co-authors who contributed so much to this paper. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

I am very much looking forward to this upcoming webinar, where Rachel Krol and I will address the interesting ways families are changing today and how family councils can support families through these changes. Join us on June 8. Register here cfeg.com/programs/webin…

Family-run companies often struggle with modernization. Here's some best practices from #MITSloan faculty @ProfJohnDavis and @SL_Woerner mitsln.co/Gy8N50MRo17 Learn more during Future Family Enterprise (Apr 23-28) mitsln.co/G4x350MRo1j

Read my and @SL_Woerner's 5 tips for a successful digital transformation in a family business mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-… @MITSloan

WEBINAR! Let's dig in to your pressing family business questions. What issues are you and your family enterprise grappling with as you navigate this turbulent environment? I will answer your questions live on Feb 1 at 10:00 am ET. mit.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @MITSloan @MITSloanExecEd

NEW WEBINAR ! Join us Feb 1 at 10a ET for a live Q&A with #MITSloan prof @ProfJohnDavis on current family business challenges. REgister here mitsln.co/tstk50MyeI7 Learn more during his course, Future Family Enterprise (Apr 23-28) mitsln.co/qEW750MyeIB

In today's turbulent world, family business leaders & owners face high-stakes decisions not seen in a generation.But the fact that the world is unpredictable does not absolve them of their responsibility to set a course for their organization & family. Join me at MIT to learn how

"The nature of change itself has changed, and family enterprises must adapt." This was one of the messages of my opening keynote at the 2022 @FFIGlobal Conference that I chaired at @MITSloan. Here are more of my thoughts on the future of family enterprise: exec.mit.edu/s/blog-post/th…

To all of my @FFIGlobal colleagues, I look forward to welcoming you to @MITSloan for the 2022 annual Family Firm Institute conference in Boston. We have an extraordinary experience awaiting you. See you in 3 weeks! digital.ffi.org/ffi-on-friday/…

One of the most often-asked questions I get from families is how to pivot their portfolio so they can stay in the game.This is why we created the Compounding Your Family’s Wealth program–to help families put the pieces together into a smart wealth strategy CFEG.com/WP22

Many families need a greater sense of urgency to meet the challenges ahead. hbr.org/2022/09/transf…

Check out my HBR article describing my recent study on how family enterprises succeed through today’s volatility and uncertainty.

No sports league is more focused on long-held family ownership than the National Football League. I enjoyed discussing succession in the NFL and league governance for this article with @bpcoffey @Sportico sportico.com/business/finan…

The Chouinard Family has been on my hero list for decades. Today they moved to the top. I hope every business family in the world explores how they can build a better planet and society while guiding their enterprise. Build value according to your values. cnbc.com/2022/09/14/pat…

An important lesson for leaders to learn from Queen Elizabeth is knowing when to pass the torch. Modern organizations must maintain momentum by transitioning to new generations. Leaders should publicly champion the transition and new leader. forbes.com/sites/edwardse…

The Leadership Lessons Queen Elizabeth II Leaves For Business Executives Today on forbes.com I write "The death of a high-profile individual who has served in a prominent position for a lengthy period is often an oppo…lnkd.in/erCHgRrN lnkd.in/e2tRe2tw

5 things you need to be a highly effective leader during uncertain & turbulent times, per #MITSloan prof @ProfJohnDavis mitsln.co/fR6O50Kf0Ex Learn more from Davis during his course this fall, Founder to Family: Sustaining Family Business Success mitsln.co/RcNf50Kf0Gb