Insights – The Trusted Advisor Newsletter
THE TRUSTED ADVISOR are our firm’s regularly published articles, featuring not only insights derived from our project work but also guest posts and interviews with leading business figures. They offer food-for-thought and practical advice on a variety of key topics in the leadership, ownership advisory, governance and strategy domains.
The Latest
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Leadership in a New Era
Why the Mittelstand Needs Pioneering Leadership Now
by Eva Schulz-Kamm
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A well composed Board is a necessity, but not sufficient
What Defines a Truly Professional Board
by Dr. Christian Buehring-Uhle & Dr. David Hoeflmayr
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Strengthening Scaleups: The Role of an Effective Board
What it takes to create one and what can be learned from family businesses
by Helene Renoul-Grimm
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The Chair of the Advisory Board in Family Businesses
Conductor, Bridge Builder and Tone Setter
by Andreas von Specht
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Why Family Councils Matter for Long-Term Success in Family Business
An Interview with Cristina Carvajal, Chair of the Carvajal Family Council
by Dr. Christian Bühring-Uhle & Alexandra Jequier
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Navigating the Future of Family Offices: Strategic Hubs for Families
An Interview with Peter Vogel, Professor at IMD Business School and Director of the IMD Global Family Business Center
by Alexandra Jequier & Nick Harris
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Assessing the Potential of your Leadership Team – as a Catalyst for Transformation
How Management Potential Analysis enables transformation in Family Businesses
by Andreas von Specht & Susanne Lang
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Why Silence Is Not an Option for CEOs
Leadership with Purpose: A Call to Social Responsibility
by Andreas von Specht
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Championing Sustainability from the Boardroom to the Bottom Line
In Conversation with Lorna Davis: Lessons from a Sustainability Pioneer
by Alexandra Jequier & Andreas von Specht
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Doing well and doing good as a privately-owned organization
The journey of AvS Advisors becoming a certified B Corp
by Andreas von Specht
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Longevity: On “The Culture of Interruption”
An interview with Leonard Wilhelmi, Managing Partner of the Buchinger Wilhelmi Fasting Clinic
by Cornelia Sengpiel
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The evolving landscape of Family Offices around the world
What will the profiles of successful Family Officers look like in the future?
by Andreas von Specht
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The dichotomy between real and perceived sustainability
by Philipp Fleischmann
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Reshaping the Family Business in a Changing World
An Interview with Jonny Wates, Owner of the Wates Group (UK) and Social Impact Entrepreneur
by Alexandra Jequier
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Is the backbone of our economy at risk?
Why trust in family businesses is eroding – and what is needed to reverse the trend
by Andreas von Specht


















