Is being treated equally the same as being treated fairly? How a family will answer this question is key. Only then can a family work on their definition of fairness and equality. And only then can they mitigate the potential chaos that can ensue around this topic.

Preparing the next generation of family members is the best investment a family can make if they want their legacy to continue. Family continuity and wealth preservation strategies, that lack a solid education agenda will most likely fail to deliver. Teaching your family members to become responsible wealth owners is the most effective way.

How can the next generation become leaders in their families? What can the family gain from this? What can the NextGen gain from it? Do you even want to lead? If you do, where and how would you like to lead?

The secret ingredient to family business success is productive conflict. We can turn conflict into an opportunity with the right mindset and processes. While it is a key ingredient for success it is also the number one reason for wealth loss.

The dynamics in business families can be traumatizing for young children and these traumas will carry on into adulthood. In adulthood, the effects lead to certain behaviours and toxic dynamics in the family, which can put the family’s wealth at risk. Understanding trauma and working through it is the basis of broken families finding a way to come together again.

Every family has to deal with succession planning in some form or another. By using Design Thinking the succession planning process can be enhanced to reap better results. Design Thinking puts the involved family members at the center of the process and evolves around their needs.

Christmas is coming up and we are all in preparation for it. It is the most wonderful time of the year. And overall, it’s the time of year when we get together with our loved ones and celebrate. Well lets have a look at reality!