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

  • Leadership in a New Era

    Why the Mittelstand Needs Pioneering Leadership Now

    by Eva Schulz-Kamm

  • A well composed Board is a necessity, but not sufficient

    What Defines a Truly Professional Board

    by Dr. Christian Buehring-Uhle & Dr. David Hoeflmayr

  • 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

  • The Chair of the Advisory Board in Family Businesses

    Conductor, Bridge Builder and Tone Setter

    by Andreas von Specht

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Why Silence Is Not an Option for CEOs

    Leadership with Purpose: A Call to Social Responsibility

    by Andreas von Specht

  • 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

  • Doing well and doing good as a privately-owned organization

    The journey of AvS Advisors becoming a certified B Corp

    by Andreas von Specht

  • Longevity: On “The Culture of Interruption”

    An interview with Leonard Wilhelmi, Managing Partner of the Buchinger Wilhelmi Fasting Clinic

    by Cornelia Sengpiel

  • 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

  • The dichotomy between real and perceived sustainability

    by Philipp Fleischmann

  • 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

  • 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