Family Business
Shareholders often span different generations in long-consolidated family firms, and not all play an active role in the business. In these cases, family assemblies are a vital conduit to bringing people together and up to date on the company’s activity and strategy. Family assemblies aim to bridge the divide between family members on the front…
Leadership and People Management
Having just returned from our annual family skiing trip I have been reminded of how important it is to conserve and restore your energy resources. A few consecutive, full days of skiing can easily sap your physical energy. But we all know that our mental energy is a finite resource as well. And sometimes it…
Family Business
Constantin Conrad (MBA-18) and Charlotte Conrad Palermo (PMD-23) share their experiences as third-generation leaders of the Leschaco Group, a global logistics service provider with operations in 24 countries and €1.2 billion in annual revenues. The origins of our family business date back to the late 1940s, when our grandfather Herbert Conrad joined Lexzau Scharbau as…
Media
2023 has unfolded as a year of remarkable events within the media landscape, from the writers' strike and influencer scams to the notable renaming of Twitter. Some of these developments were anticipated, while others took us by surprise. Given this unpredictability, making reliable forecasts for the coming year seems challenging. Nevertheless, certain trends have emerged,…
