The so much talked about Adam Smith is too often reduced to a slogan. His “invisible hand” is invoked to justify markets, self interest,...

On the same day, headlines appeared that seemed to come from distant worlds: Norway paralysed by the paradox of being too rich, Wall...

Some dynasties dissolve through conflict. Others collapse through compromise. And some, like Seagram, are lost through reinvention. The...

In last Wednesday’s Financial Times, it was reported that Rupert Murdoch had resolved his family’s long succession feud with a $3.3...

Succession is never about wealth alone. It is about purpose, power, and the price families must pay to preserve them. Rupert Murdoch has...

Toxic patterns often emerge in boardrooms, family councils, or succession conversations where silence, humiliation, or dismissive remarks...

Why Family Offices Cannot Remain on the Sidelines In the past week, three powerful voices defined the contours of the debate around...

A recent article in La Presse of Quebec voiced investor unease about the unchecked power of global technology giants. Their scale, once...

There are family members who complain of opacity in the accounts. Of dividends they judge too modest. Of expenses decided without...

Prompted by recent articles in the Wall Street Journal on the billions now flowing into longevity science, the question of succession...

Tesla’s proposal to award Elon Musk a potential one trillion dollar pay package is more than a headline grabbing gesture. It is a...

The Financial Times this morning reported on the turmoil at Nestlé, where hesitation in addressing a chief executive’s conflict of...

Within the architecture of the family office, authority must be exercised with clarity, discipline, and resolve. A family office is not...

On a single Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported two sudden departures. In Tokyo, Suntory’s chief executive resigned the moment...

A mediator does not return of their own accord. They come back only when invited, and only when the family accepts that every other path...

There are moments in mediation when persistence no longer serves the process but begins to undermine it. The mediator must have the...

A mediator enters only by invitation, not at the request of one side but with the consent of all. That agreement, however fragile, is...

Too often, mediators enter family business conflicts carrying the wrong mandate. Convinced that their duty is to preserve unity at all...

It is a dangerous illusion to believe that families must always remain together in business. Unity without alignment is not strength; it...

In the crucible of a family business, conflict can erupt with the force of an explosion. The impulse to go nuclear may feel decisive, but...