"Know Thyself": Personal and Career Assessments for Family Members

Self-assessment is a process by which individuals can learn more about themselves - what they like, what they don't like, and how they tend to react to certain situations. This self-knowledge can help adults at any stage consider which life and career paths could be good "fits", deal more effectively with personal and interpersonal challenges, and see shared tasks and relationships in new lights.

Increasingly, family offices are exploring if and how to use personal and career assessment tools to help family members grow and learn. But while many people have heard of and even used these tools, they remain largely misunderstood - and can be misused.