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Introducing independent directors into a family enterprise is often perceived as a significant milestone in the evolution of governance. It signals openness, professionalization, and a willingness to incorporate external perspectives into decision-making.
In this episode of the LGA Lighthouse podcast, host Tim Yeung sits down with Wendy Ulaszek, a Partner at LGA and Head of Leadership Coaching. With a PhD in clinical psychology and extensive experience coaching leaders within family enterprise systems, Wendy explores the intersection of human behavior and enterprise governance.
The discussion focuses on how individual growth serves as a catalyst for healthier family systems and provides a roadmap for leaders looking to transition from their current state to their aspirational potential.
In this episode of the LGA Lighthouse podcast, host Tim Yeung is joined by seasoned economist Dimitris Valatsas, an LGA advisor that specializes in helping family enterprises and family offices navigate complex geopolitical and macroeconomic changes.
Before establishing a family foundation for the purpose of collective giving, it is imperative that families consider their ability to find common purpose and work together productively. A collective approach to giving should build on a foundation of social capital, rather than be a driving tool to create it.
In this episode of the LGA Lighthouse podcast, host Tim Yeung interviews Dr. Alex
Auerbach, a performance psychologist who has worked with elite professional athletes and
high-performing individuals. Alex shares powerful insights on how the principles of peak
performance psychology can be applied to family enterprises to foster long-term success.
“A thorough and powerful work, Generations of Giving: Leadership and Continuity in Family Foundations demands.
In a family business, conflict is often perceived as a threat to the family’s very core. When siblings disagree, or when parents and children argue about the business, the stakes go far beyond strategy or finances. The deeper fear is that the relationship itself may crack. The possibility that a disagreement could damage the family creates real, often overwhelming anxiety. It can feel like there’s no safe way forward.
Sometimes, the most dangerous moments in the life of a family business are actually the quiet ones. The moments where everyone is smiling around the holiday table, but beneath the surface, unspoken tension simmers. We tend to think that silence is a sign of harmony, but when it stems from the fear of raising explosive topics, it is not harmony, it is a ticking clock.
In this episode of the LGA Lighthouse podcast, host Tim Yeung interviews Zak Dychtwald, author of the book Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World and founder of the Young China Group. Zak provides a human-centered view of the generational and cultural shifts happening in China, and how they’re reshaping global business, family dynamics, and individual identity.
In this episode of the LGA Lighthouse podcast, host Tim Yeung interviews Feisal Alibhai, Founder of Qineticare, the world’s first family health office.
