Business is not just about ROI
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
“In the past, when we buy a piece of land for development, say 100,000 square feet, we build 100,000 square feet,...
Are Chinese family businesses in danger? Part 2
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
IN ANY ASIAN economy, family businesses contribute more than 60% of any country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and can employ up...
Are Chinese family businesses in danger? Part 1
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
WHILE I was attending a Family Governance class at the National University of Singapore Business School many years ago, my corporate...
The wonders of effective strategic planning
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
STRATEGIC planning season is here and as always the last quarter of every year is predictably the busiest for me and...
Nieto Pordiosero (Grandson Beggar)
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
I WOULD like to share the story of Dr. Wang, the founder of a once mighty global giant and New York...
You are your own worst enemy!
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
IN A TYPICAL family, love is always equated with fairness.
For many founders placing more weight on being parents rather than business...
When business owners are tempting fate
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
WHEN parent-owners, especially the founder, professes his parental love by transferring his entire wealth to the children despite his tacit admission...
No success without a successor, Part 2
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
WE MAY show pity over George’s unfortunate state, but his situation is not so different from that of many founders. They...
No success without a successor
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
ACCORDING to Pastor Myron, “true success is not achieved unless there is a successor to continue succeeding. This principle is not found...
Major causes of family conflict
BY PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
WHAT are the major causes that can lead to intense family and sibling rivalries?In my personal experience mediating family conflicts in...