May 27, 2025
OUR YOUNGEST GENERATIONS ARE FACING A CATCH-22, as social media has become their primary arena to connect and communicate with friends, it is now clearly associated with depressive symptoms and risky behavior. A 3-year research study involving twelve-thousand kids... Continue
Weekly Report 25-24
May 20, 2025
OWNERS OF A FAMILY BUSINESS WHO WISH TRANSITION TO CHILDREN FACE A TRICKY ROAD, since fewer than 30% survive through 2nd generation and only 12% endure to the third before derailing, according to latest analyses. A few steps which can... Continue
Weekly Report 25-23
May 14, 2025
GOVERNANCE OF FAMILY AND CLOSELY-HELD BUSINESSES involves stewardship, operational oversight, and avoidance of risks from future innovation or disruption of regulations, supply-chains and talent. McKinsey’s latest global survey of impacts from rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence reports disrupted job roles,... Continue
WEEKLY REPORT 25-22
May 8, 2025
AT LEAST 13 JOB CATEGORIES WILL BE SOON IMPACTED BY AUTOMATION. Many focus on entry-level roles, involving repetitive processes, data analysis or decision-making – tasks once thought to require human intuition – that artificial intelligence (A.I.) can handle faster and... Continue
Weekly Report 25-21
April 29, 2025
• IN FAMILY-OWNED COMPANIES, AN ‘ADVISORY BOARD’ IS OFTEN THE MISSING LINK to optimizing stability, growth and risk protection, where leaders are supported by a team of independent experts to periodically focus and coordinate strategy on high-level issues, as distinct... Continue