BSG Leadership

𝐌𝐚’𝐚 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: Their global team, headquartered in KL, Malaysia, is doing something rare

Where many are racing, Ma’a stops. They look. They find people actually fixing things

Ma’a practically supports those who stitch communities back together, build online support systems, provide water-access with solar-powered water-pumps, teach in remote villages where there's been no school, offer dignified interest-free loans to B40 families (bottom 40% income)... They find and spotlight quiet gems that make change, one life at a time

BSG has been short-listed for one of Ma'a's grants

For 21 years, we have advised 175+ partner organizations across 17 countries - we've seen that grounded leadership starts with one question: 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘮 𝘐?

Through the 𝐁𝐒𝐆 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, we brought that depth directly to underserved youth through 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺.𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 (𝘠𝘓𝘔)

YLM anchors youth to answer: 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘮 𝘐? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?

Youth leaders’ journeys include:
1. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞: Disconnection from self and legacy
2. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡: Rediscovering identity and amanah
3. 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Becoming grounded leaders who act

Youth Legacy.Matters programs are grounded in research, values, use of ethical AI, and courage-over-confidence

Our YLM Alums have done incredible capstone projects to serve their communities, campuses and schools. Hope in the face of gloom

Check-out the good company we’re in - other organizations who’ve been shortlisted along with BSG: Komerce, Indonesia; Kahf Yazılım A.Ş., Turkey; Million Virtue Partners Sdn Bhd, Malaysia; Edvantage Institute Australia; greentech Apps, UK; DynaRaise, Nigeria… and so many more. Teams solving real problems, quietly

While you’re visiting, vote for 𝐁𝐒𝐆’𝐬 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮.𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 (𝘠𝘓𝘔) for underserved youth, or any other projects that tug at your heart-&-mind-strings!

https://award.globalsadaqah.com/profiles/345

Our 2-minute story on Ma'a & YouTube: https://youtu.be/KP0jnHd3jMo

Legacy & Succession in Family Enterprise

𝗔 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. 𝗔 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.

Some of the region’s most influential family chairs, principals and board members discussed how 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 intentionality, at the dialogue BSG Leadership co-hosted with PICG last month.

The roundtable, facilitated by our Director, Board Advisory & Global Human Capital, Naveen Balkhi; focused on institutional legacy, dilemmas and practical paths. Family business accounts for 70% of global GDP; driving innovation and stability (McKinsey). Succession remains a complex and emotionally-charged transition.

Chairs shared nuanced challenges of governance that honors tradition, AI/tech, strategy and cross-gen unity:

𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲:
Commercial success is table-stakes. Codifying values and decision-making ensures continuity. Candid discussion on the applicability of 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴 from Josh Baron & Rob Lachenauer and the three-circle family business model from John Davis

𝗔 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁:
Resilient families agreed that the CV is cultivated (Capability & Values), before authority is transferred

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀:
~60% of conversations remain in the family. Recognition that outside views strengthen governance (primary research BSG conducted)

𝗗𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲:
Women are advisors in some family businesses. Chairs specified how their role is purpose-fully recognized

A big thank-you! to the distinguished leaders who contributed with openness and courage.

Our insights-packed 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 Research Report is now available. We invite boards, founders, next-gen leaders & governance experts to continue this important conversation.

You’ll also find our 𝗕𝗦𝗚 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 simple, yet powerful. DM us.

Looking forward to another important conversation at our Q2 Roundtable

Naveen Balkhi, Balkhi KB

Impact is never created alone…

Over the years, we’ve been invited by boards, ministries, multinational corporations, family businesses, universities, non-profits, and visionary founders to help make meaningful change…

From National Foods Limited's ESG transformation to …
- Building ’s CSR frameworks
- Being PUMA’s global value chain trainer
- earning its EFQM 5-star rating with our sustainability strategy
- Designing sustainability strategies for Qatar's Public Works Authority (Public Works Authority - هيئة الأشغال العامة)
- Family businesses writing their first constitutions
- And many other warm, layered and fun people we've worked with

Every partnership taught us one thing…
When leaders commit to real change, momentum builds.
We’re grateful to be welcomed into organizations' strategy, culture, and teams to create impact.

In the coming weeks, we will share
- Insights drawn from two decades of advisory work
- Patterns observed across industries and regions
- Case learnings - anonymized, of course
- Practical frameworks in leadership, sustainability, governance, and inclusion
- Reflections on what “good” now looks like

Because the work that shapes leaders… shapes industries.

This is where our digital story begins.

Naveen Balkhi, Balkhi KB