Wesley, Matthew
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(Article) The learning family - an approach to family development (Part 1 of 2)
01.06.2019
In this thought-provoking article, Matt Wesley studies families who thrive for multiple generations. One of the key factors to their success, he finds, is their capacity to adapt. Describing them as families who have "an ability to grow, develop and evolve together in the midst of changing and challenging circumstances", Matt concludes that these families could be understood as "learning families". The two-part article in this issue and the next explores the underlying characteristics and practices of these families. -
(Article) The learning family - an approach to family development (Part 2 of 2)
01.09.2019
Part 2 of Matt Wesley's article on the learning family. Part 1 was included in the June issue, describing the important concept of the success achieved by families that have become 'learning families'. In Part 2, Matt describes the practical tools families can use to accelerate learning. -
(Article) Inheritance styles - a new lens to deeper wealth integration
15.03.2023
Passing wealth on to the next generation is a huge preoccupation for wealth creators and business owners. In their article "Inheritance styles - a new lens to deeper wealth integration", Matthew Wesley, Valerie Galinskaya and Robin Catlin explain the work undertaken by the Merrill Center for Family Wealth(tm). They focus on a case study to explore the principal challenges successors face as they come to terms with the responsibility of the wealth that they have been given and engage with it in different ways.