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How family offices can capitalise on the hybrid working opportunity

September 2, 2022

With many employers introducing models that combine in-office and remote work, some of the more traditional family offices are still resisting the move to hybrid working. David Morel, CEO of Tiger Recruitment, asks, when the world around them is changing, what risks do they face if they hold back?

Hybrid working is gathering pace. Research consistently shows it is the arrangement most employees prefer, and increasingly employers are responding by introducing models that combine in-office and remote work. Even leading investment banks, including Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas and Barclays, are committing to more flexible working.

Succession begins on the first day of work

March 1, 2004

By using the ‘four phases of succession’ a family business owner can pinpoint precisely where the business is and then smoothen the transition to the next generation. But the key is to take painstaking care during the early phases

Dennis T Jaffe is Professor at Saybrook Graduate School in San Francisco, author of Working With The Ones You Love and a founding member of the Aspen Family Business Group.

By using the 'four phases of succession' a family business owner can pinpoint precisely where the business is and then smoothen the transition to the next generation. But the key is to take painstaking care during the early phases