BUILDING THE SCIENCE OF FAMILY BUSINESS BEHAVIOUR
LeadFBE is developing a practitioner-led research programme on how founder behaviour, leadership transition, partnerships, governance and professionalisation shape enterprise continuity.
SIX LINES OF ENQUIRY
Founder Behaviour
Control, identity and dependency patterns in founder-led enterprises.
Sibling & Partnership Dynamics
How equality, roles and authority are negotiated between owners.
Family Governance
What makes constitutions, councils and boards hold under pressure.
Leadership Transition
The behavioural sequence that precedes a successful succession.
Professionalisation
Why professional talent joins, stalls and exits promoter-led firms.
Enterprise Continuity
Behavioural risk indicators that precede continuity failure.
EVIDENCE BEFORE OPINION
Instrument
Structured behavioural instruments derived from LEADFBE diagnostic frameworks.
Field
Interviews and assessments across owners, successors, boards and management.
Longitudinal
Repeat measurement across engagement cycles rather than one-time surveys.
Benchmark
Anonymised aggregation into sector, generation and ownership-structure benchmarks.
A DEVELOPING COMPARATIVE VIEW OF ENTERPRISE READINESS.
The benchmark is being developed from consenting, anonymised diagnostic data. It is designed to compare patterns by ownership structure, generation and organisational stage without publishing client identities or unsupported industry norms.
PARTICIPATION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMISED.
Participating enterprises receive their own confidential behavioural read-out alongside anonymised benchmark positioning. No company name, financial data or attributed result is ever published.