Research & Reports
LeadFBE is developing a practitioner-led research programme on how founder behaviour, leadership transition, partnerships, governance and professionalisation shape enterprise continuity.
The questions guiding our research.
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.
Our proposed research method.
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.
Enterprise Benchmark™: methodology in development.
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.
Discuss research participation.
Participation scope, consent, confidentiality and any individual feedback are agreed before data is collected. Comparative results will only be reported when the evidence is sufficient; no industry norms are claimed at this stage.