Catégorie : Governance
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Keeping things simple in a complicated world
Complexity is definitely a pain point for any organization, and it is a true challenge for a Family Office. In an environment where complexity often multiplies naturally, the pursuit of simplicity can become a strategic advantage. One of my favorite quote describes perfectly my philosophy about it : “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is…
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Resilience in the Family Office
You may never have to experience hard times yourself. But if you build the appropriate knowledge base and pass it on to others, and encourage them to do likewise, it is likely that sooner or later, to someone somewhere over the next thousands years, that knowledge will matter. Carol Deppe – The Resilient Gardener If…
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Money & Power, a « complicated » relationship?
Working with HNWI and families for years, I was faced with the topic of power very early, as power, it seems, is inherent in money. In the family office space, it is rather mandatory, or highly recommended, to ask the question of the representation of money and wealth to the family. What does wealth represent…
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Using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the family office
How to understand the hierarchy of human needs, and integrate the concept into the working place? Have you already heard about the pyramid or hierarchy of needs by Maslow? Written by Abraham Maslow, an american psychologist, in 1943, the theory presents a framework suggesting that human motivation stems from a hierarchy of five fundamental categories:…
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Defining your family values
A first step to instill vision for your family office A successful family office strategy requires clarity and distinctiveness at the core of operations, defining and aligning on a shared future purpose among family members (often across multiple generations with diverse perspectives and motivations), relentless leadership, a strong focus on operations, detailed execution and a…
Elodie Rojas 