Key information
Dates: Monday 23 June – Tuesday 24 June 2025 | 09:00 - 17:00 (GMT)
Duration: 2 days
Format: In person
Fee: £2,195 (no VAT is charged); each additional family member who attends the programme with the primary applicant qualifies for a reduced fee of £995.
Includes all programme materials, breakfast, lunch, welcome dinner, and refreshments.
Faculty: Professor Ajay Bhalla, Dr. Aneesh Banerjee & Professor Meziane Lasfer
Programme overview
Are you the owner of a family business or poised to become one? Family businesses, i.e., businesses that are owned and managed by a family, wield immense influence on both local economies and the global stage, contributing more than 70 percent to the global GDP and employing 3 out of 5 people in the global workforce.
However, despite their economic prominence, many family businesses lag in investing in leadership development. Recent surveys show that less than one in four family businesses have any form of active next generation engagement plan and even fewer have invested in next generation leadership development strategically.
In the absence of a systematic leadership development plan, many family businesses are likely to find themselves caught unprepared in today’s turbulent times.
Our comprehensive executive programme, facilitated by esteemed family-business experts Professor Ajay Bhalla, Dr. Aneesh Banerjee, and Professor Meziane Lasfer, addresses this crucial gap.
Through interactive sessions and immersive learning experiences, participants will gain invaluable insights and practical strategies for navigating the complexities of family enterprise ownership and leadership development. From fostering effective family governance to facilitating smooth generational transitions, this programme equips leaders and future stewards with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in an ever-changing business environment.
Who is this programme for?
This programme is for family business owners, from all generations, sectors, regions, and sizes. Whether, you are the current owner, or future leader, this course is for you.
Benefits for you
This programme aims to empower you to drive positive change, foster collaboration, and create a lasting legacy within your family businesses. Specifically, you will:
- Develop next-generation leaders who can play the role of engaged owners
- Learn the intricacies of a family governance system and how it interacts with firm governance
- Learn to engage family shareholders and non-family leaders across the family enterprise in a genuine dialogue about aligning family and business priorities
- Develop competencies of next-generation leaders who can provide constructive input into how to map out the growth trajectory of the family business as well as the potential costs and benefits of each approach
- Learn about effective succession and leadership development strategies for family businesses.
Benefits for your organisation
- Develop the talent pool and business leaders in your family business, who understand the nature of business innovation in family businesses going through transformation
- Understand the mindsets and practices of resilient family businesses and generate ideas for your own family business
- Learn key drivers of long-term value in a family business and assess your position on the value map.
Learning methods
The programme is highly interactive and employs a combination of learning methods including interactive learning sessions, visiting speakers who are leaders in multi-generational family businesses, exercises, case studies and reflective work.
Focus and structure
The programme consists of five core modules, through which you will develop a deep understanding of effective leadership strategies in a family enterprise, intricacies of succession planning, business innovation, and long-term value creation strategies tailored for your family business.
Nature of family businesses - Learn the unique capabilities of family businesses, the role of the family, and how ownership influences the business dynamics
Succession in family businesses – Learn why the topic of succession is at the heart of lasting family businesses. You will examine the challenges associated with succession in a family business and discuss the practices you can adapt to build the next-generation talent pipeline ready to lead your family business
Growth strategies and business innovation in a family business – Go beyond the discussion on the role of ‘Family’ and ‘Ownership’ in family businesses and develop an understanding of business logic and how the development of the next generation influences long-term value creation
Financing growth in your family business– Understand the pros and cons of various growth financing options and their potential impact on raising capital, wealth diversification, ownership structures, and wealth creation
Leadership journey and long-term orientation in a family business - Map out a leadership journey for your businesses, establishing governance structure that enable growth.
