McCann, Greg
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(Article) The water we swim in - influencing the culture of your family office
01.09.2021
An intriguing piece by Jill Barber and Greg McCann, "The water we swim in - influencing the culture of your family office". They begin with a focus on the anticipated need for skilled family office leaders, a need that appears to be greater than the supply of leaders in the family office environment. To change a culture and promote the needed training, they offer a set of challenges. First the potential leaders need to have a capacity in four areas: self-awareness, empathy, framing and innovation. Next they need to be agile, meaning that they need to understand which method is the most appropriate at the time. They argue that "If you intentionally build capacity and agility into your culture, you will create leaders at every level of the organisation." -
(Article) Putting family at the core of the family office
01.03.2022
The core of any enduring organisation is a strong sense of purpose. In a family-owned business, that sense of purpose often focuses on its people, product and impact in the community. Research on family businesses that endure for 200 years or more shows that the sense of pride and identity from this sense of purpose becomes one of the core elements for what sustains a family business across generations. -
(Article) Navigating the paradoxes of the single-family office - implications for leadership and holistic wealth creation
28.09.2023
Jill Barber, Torsten M Pieper and Greg McCann examine dynamics affecting family enterprises and those who serve them, including the assumptions that can hurt the dynamics and distract from the fulfilment of a family's desires.