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Effective governance empowers leaders of wealthy families and/or families in business to make the most of the unique strength of a family enterprise: the synergy between a strong, unified business owning family and a well-run family enterprise or family office.Ernesto Poza will explain why so many families fail to govern the family-business relatio...

Perspectives on Legacy: Managing Family Dynamics and Wealth’s Human ImpactArne Boudewyn, Managing Director, Abbot Downing Building and preserving a family legacy requires attention to not only financial capital but also human, intellectual and social capital. It is the dynamic interdependence of these elements that ultimately influ...

Carl Robinson, Ph.D., Managing Partner, Vantage Leadership Consulting In a family enterprise, the greatest challenge is to engage family members effectively in leadership roles and governing board participation. The development of future leaders in the family is critical to its future, and the leaders' participation in family governance is...

Carl Robinson, Ph.D., Managing Partner, Vantage Leadership Consulting In a family enterprise, the greatest challenge is to engage family members effectively in leadership roles and governing board participation. The development of future leaders in the family is critical to its future, and the leaders' participation in family governance is...

Future Owners of Impact: Empowering the Younger GenerationDanielle Oristian York, Director, 21/64 The next generation can bring unique skills and perspectives to the philanthropic community. However, the prospect of engaging the next generation can be daunting. Next-generation family members have grown up with access to broader opportunities f...

All in the Family: The Risk and Rewards of a Family BankWarner King Babcock, AM Private Enterprises, Inc.; and Karen Neal, Managing Director, Consulting, Family Office Exchange Stimulating…and funding…entrepreneurship within a family enterprise can become risky business. How do you find the balance between encouraging the next ge...

Bridging the Divide: Impactful Family CommunicationsDaisy Medici, Managing Director, Governance and Education, GenSpring Family Offices Ineffective communications between and among family members often creates a divide that is difficult to overcome. Communicating effectively, however, is not an easy task that necessitates mastery of communicat...

The Spirit of the Gift: Giving Wisely to Family MembersKeith Whitaker, Ph.D.; Susan Massenzio, Ph.D., Wise Counsel Research Associates Many parents fear that gifts to family members lead inevitably to entitlement. Giving wisely can avoid that result and turn gifts into a force for growth. Keith Whitaker and Susan Massenzio will share som...

Despite the continuing concern over job creation, researchers around the globe identify a lack of available skilled talent as a continuing drag on performance. Inherent in this issue are three profound questions: How do you achieve a successful combination of culture and talent to allow ideas to thrive within the context of the family and family of...

Families often complain about the challenge of getting siblings and cousins more engaged in business and family activities. There is a great divide between the “make it happen” people and the “watch it happen” people in the family, and a risk of burnout for the family members who are providing the leadership. Hea...

Families often complain about the challenge of getting siblings and cousins more engaged in business and family activities. There is a great divide between the “make it happen” people and the “watch it happen” people in the family, and a risk of burnout for the family members who are providing the leadership. Hea...

Families often complain about the challenge of getting siblings and cousins more engaged in business and family activities. There is a great divide between the “make it happen” people and the “watch it happen” people in the family, and a risk of burnout for the family members who are providing the leadership. Hea...