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Dividend Policy for Family Businesses
Explains how clear dividend policies and agreed distribution approaches help prevent tension among family shareholders.
Rasha Abdullah Aldarwish, FBC
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Who Should be Our Next CEO?
Explores CEO selection, internal and external candidates, cultural fit, future potential and structured onboarding.
FBC, AvS Advisors
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2025 Cybersecurity Outlook
Outlines cybersecurity trends and risks facing GCC family businesses, with practical priorities for senior executives.
FBC, Diane Janosek
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What should our NxG Learning & Development Program look like?
Explores approaches and tools for preparing the next generation as responsible owners and potential future leaders.
FBC, Ana Resende
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How can I develop my leadership voice as a NexGen?
Offers practical steps for next-generation leaders to develop their own leadership style while respecting existing leadership.
FBC, Peter Walsh
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What does a highly functioning business family look like?
Examines functional and dysfunctional family dynamics and offers suggestions for improving balance and cohesion.
FBC, Dr. Hanoof Abukhodair, Dr. Dalal Alrubaishi
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How can we choose a leadership successor without bias?
Challenges common assumptions about leadership succession and recommends ways to reduce bias in the selection process.
FBC, Nicolas Hollanders
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The future of UAE family businesses — Strategies for a successful transition
Examines how UAE family businesses can navigate generational transition, technological disruption and intensified competition.
FBC, Dubai Chambers, Al Tamimi & Co.
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My Mom is my Boss — How can we make it work?
Explores the challenges of working with family, offering guidance from both senior- and next-generation perspectives.
FBC, Maya Prabhu
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How can we begin the succession conversation?
Offers practical ways for different generations to start sensitive succession discussions and a roadmap for moving forward.
FBC, Banyan Global
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What is a Family Business?
Introduces FBC’s definition of a family business and provides an overview of the academic literature.
FBC
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Family Business Conflict Management: Family Case & Guidebook
Provides conflict prevention and resolution tools, illustrated through a fictional GCC family business case.
FBC
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Family Office Handbook: Operational Excellence
Part Four covers outsourcing versus in-house services, staffing, budgeting and costs, and technology infrastructure.
FBC
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Family Office Handbook — Investment Strategy
Explores investment philosophy, long-term asset allocation and investment policy statements to align family wealth objectives.
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Dispute Resolution for Family Businesses in the GCC (Executive Summary)
Summarises research into litigation, mediation and arbitration, with recommendations for families, legal professionals and government.
FBC
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Family Office Handbook: Effective Governance
Part Two explores governance structures and decision-making mechanisms that support a fair and transparent family office.
FBC
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Family Council Toolkit
Introduces family councils, their functions, how to establish one and their place within the wider governance ecosystem.
FBC
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Family Office Handbook: Defining Your Purpose and Model
Part One helps families clarify why they need a family office, its mandate, services, assets and appropriate model.
FBC
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Engaging a Mediator — Roadmap
A companion roadmap setting out the key milestones in engaging a mediator to resolve family business conflict.
FBC
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Engaging a Trusted and Effective Mediator
Explores key considerations in choosing an effective, trusted mediator who understands GCC family business circumstances.
FBC
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Family Constitution Toolkit
A practical guide to developing and implementing a family constitution, involving stakeholders and building family buy-in.
FBC
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Family Business Shareholder Exit Strategies and Valuation Principles
Offers a roadmap for shareholder exits, exploring options, valuation considerations and the importance of agreed guidelines.
PwC & FBC
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GCC Family Governance Checklist
A staged checklist that helps families assess governance progress and identify mechanisms still to implement.
FBC
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The GCC Governance Code
Sets out family business governance best practices adapted to GCC circumstances, serving as a guide for each family’s own journey.
FBC
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GCC Family-Owned Business Survey Infographic
Presents findings from the inaugural GCC family-owned business survey, conducted in collaboration with McKinsey & Company.
FBC
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