Abstract :This study explores leadership practices within family enterprises in Lebanon and examines their influence on business performance and long-term success. It highlights the connection between leadership approaches and family enterprise performance, specifically among first- and second-generation leaders. The primary objective is to analyze how individual leadership practices such as the practice model the way, the practice encourages the heart, the practice enables others to act, the practice inspires a shared vision, and the practice challenge the process, contribute to the success of family businesses. Additionally, the research investigates key factors that support the continuity of these enterprises. Given that organizational structures differ across businesses, the involvement of family members in leadership, administrative management and the succession stage play a crucial role in ensuring smooth leadership transitions between generations.

Keywords : Business Succession, family-owned enterprises, Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), Leadership, second generation.