Reshaping Reality: Unlocking the Potential of the Single Family Office is an edited collection written by some of the most influential thought leaders in the field today. It argues that many single family offices have accomplished great things – and now is the time to consider the next step in the field’s evolution.
Based on an analysis of changing perceptions and realities around wealth, it explores common “design flaws” in the development of single family offices and the potential for greater relevancy, leadership development, learning, and more.
Reshaping Reality is written for family leaders, single family office leaders, and others interested in the field. It is edited by Greg McCann, Founder, Board Member, and Advisor of Generation6 Family Enterprise Advisors and Jill Barber, President of CYMI Holdings.
“Reshaping Reality explains the importance of ‘putting the family’s purpose, meaning, and development at its center.’ It also shows family office executives how to serve as advisors and catalysts for change in the family enterprise. Finally, the authors offer strategies to build a strong partnership with the family by creating a culture of trust, commitment, accountability, and results for the family office.”
Sara Hamilton, Founder and Board Chair, Family Office Exchange
What’s Inside
1 | Wealth: Perception Shapes Reality by Jill Shipley
2 | Family Office Relevancy: Doing What’s Asked for and What’s Needed by Jim Coutré
3 | The Transformative Family Office by Andrew Keyt
4 | Family Office Leadership: Investing in the Development of the Professionals by Jill Barber and Greg McCann
5 | The Role of Learning in the Family-Centered Office: A Pathway to Building Capacities Needed to Thrive by Stacy Allred and Mary Duke
6 | The Antidote to Private Equity by Paul Carbone
7 | Voices of the Field
About the Authors
Edited by Greg McCann & Jill Barber
Greg McCann
Founder, Board Member, and Advisor of Generation6
Greg brings over 30 years of helping individuals who want to work towards success in their careers and lives. He has worked with family enterprises in the areas of team building, succession, communication, and conflict resolution with a special emphasis on leadership. Greg has coached leaders, executives, and the rising generation in using both the Leadership Agility and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator models. He is also an author of two other books.
Jill Barber
President of CYMI Holdings
Jill provides wealth advisory services to the Mathile family. As a member of CYMI since 1999, Jill has been involved in hundreds of successful business and philanthropic transactions that have helped the Mathile family to change the landscape of the Dayton region and several places around the world.
Contributing Authors
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Stacy Allred
Sr. Managing Director Head of Family Engagement & Governance
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Paul Carbone
Co-Founder & President
Pritzker Private Capital -
James Coutré
Vice President, Insights & Connections
Fidelity Family Office Services -
Mary Duke
Independent Advisor to Families
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Chris Ernst
Chief Learning Officer
Workday -
Andrew Keyt
Founder, CEO, & Advisor
Generation6 -
Jill Shipley
Managing Director and Head of Governance + Education Practice
AlTi Global
Special thanks to Aileron for hosting our single family office gathering to collaborate on this book. All proceeds of the book will be donated to Aileron to further support the development of the family business community.
“If you have one rising generation family or affinity member who is voluntarily a client of your family office or one you represent –well done—then please read this book to know how to encourage more. If you have no such family member, you must read this book, and you might have one join.”