Enabling family conversations
Engaging in difficult conversations is an inherent aspect of most family interactions. Some families may avoid difficult conversations all together. By doing so, they potentially deprive family members from accessing a variety of perspectives and ideas that can help gain a better understanding of the issue at stake.
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Using the ‘hats/rooms’ framework to enhance communication in enterprising families For enterprising families with a multi-generational mindset, communication can become complex as members handle diverse roles and situations within their own family. In such cases, the ‘hats/rooms’ concept proves to…
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Navigating Roles and Rooms: How to Build A Family Learning Mindset to Create Longevity Katie Darnall from Trusted Family hosts a conversation between Caroline Phaneuf and Patricia Saputo from Crysalia, who explore how identifying and developing awareness of the different…
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Family meetings can be facilitated in the family dining room, the office boardroom, hotel conference rooms and even private castles in Scotland. Choice of facilitator and setting can keep get-togethers from devolving into the same old, same old Diane Jermyn…
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It’s counterintuitive, but high-net-worth beneficiaries can feel unprepared to handle a rush of wealth. Having conversations with recipients sooner rather than later can help you decide when it’s most appropriate to pass on a legacy. David Israelson • Canadian Family…
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Meetings also promote unity and keep family members from ‘heading off in all kinds of different directions’ Cindy McGlynn • Canadian Family Offices Benevolent dictatorship models of family governance are popular, often by default. But by the time a family business involves…
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We had the great pleasure to be interviewed by Augusta Dwyer from canadianfamilyoffice.com. Please enjoy her article: The worst strategy for coping with blended families: Hope it goes well.
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We had the great pleasure to be interviewed by Michael Foster from Family Capital. Please enjoy his perspective on our conversation as it pertains to the role of chief learning and developement office.
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