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Thought Leadership · 2026
The Challenges of Transitioning From a Founder-Led to an Institutionalized Family Business
Moving from founder-led to institutionalized is not simply a succession question. It is the deliberate work of separating ownership, control, management, and judgment so a family business can outlast its founder.
Thought Leadership · 2026
The Leadership Lesson: Every Decision Has a System Behind It
Leadership decisions rarely affect only one part of an organization. This systems-thinking perspective explores how leaders can understand the capabilities, people, technology, governance and wider consequences their choices set in motion.
News · 2026
ADG advises Ubeka AI founders as part of Hytel's Women in AI Initiative
ADG Advisory is mentoring the founders of Ubeka AI, a Zambian AI-powered beauty-tech company, through Hytel's Women in AI Initiative.
From the archives · 2023
The Value of a Cross-Industry Perspective in Digital Transformation
Digital transformation benefits from more than technology and industry expertise. A cross-industry perspective helps leaders recognize patterns, challenge assumptions and adapt ideas from different sectors.
From the archives · 2022
Sustainability Is a Management Mindset
Sustainability becomes meaningful when it is embedded in leadership, decision-making, culture and the wider business ecosystem—not treated as a separate corporate initiative.
From the archives · 2023
The Bifocal ADG Operating Model: Building for Responsiveness and Resilience
The Bifocal ADG Operating Model helps organizations build external responsiveness and internal resilience across six connected dimensions.
From the archives · 2023
Six early lessons from a digital transformation in Kazakhstan
Six practical lessons from the early stages of a digital transformation in Kazakhstan, covering leadership, experimentation, customer focus, communication and organizational change.
From the archives · 2023
EBRD appoints ADG for Women in Business transformation project
ADG was appointed by the EBRD to lead a digital transformation programme for a women-led enterprise in Kazakhstan.
From the archives · 2019
Five principles behind family businesses that last
Five principles for family businesses seeking to evolve across generations while preserving what should endure and changing what must.