When there's a pandemic and the business landscape is no longer business-as-usual, you may wonder how best to proceed—how to keep going and find ways to not just survive but thrive. In this webinar with a spotlight on technology, we explore the ways to improve performance and how better information leads to better decisions. In addition, you can download the five steps toward empowering your operations today.
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When you start the process of rethinking your family office workspace, an important step is to ask intentional questions. Beginning with the “why,” this checklist provides prompts that are intended to challenge you to think critically and inform the ways physical space can best serve the needs of your family office as you think about the future.
Eton Solutions discusses the current trends and challenges happening in the family office and presents an operating model solution in this video.
Rethinking the physical family office space is complex, especially in the new world of hybrid workstyles, and family offices may be wondering why the design of office space matters at all.The answer to this question lies in the approach. Transitions and disruptions are inevitable, but if approached in the right way and with the right resources, redesigning family office space can directly impact the family office’s level of success - both now and for generations to come.
It's essential to understand the role that the right custodian can play in helping ultra-high net worth families build, maintain, and protect their wealth. By choosing a master global custody model, family offices can gain operational efficiencies, increased security, economies of scale, and a streamlined administration process.
Attracting and retaining talent was a significant problem for many organizations before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it continues to be a major issue across most industries. While the pandemic complicated matters, business leaders should look at the talent challenge as an opportunity to reposition itself and take the necessary steps—including leveraging technology and supporting local apprenticeship and school outreach programs—to thrive in the short term and to enjoy success in the long term.
Cyber-attacks at all levels are not a new phenomenon, nor do the Russians have a monopoly on them. While the Russia/Ukraine crisis is at the forefront, it won’t be the last global event that family offices will need to address when cybersecurity is involved. Family offices, executives, and enterprises can take actions to help alleviate the cyber-attack risk when it comes to cyber retaliation from Russia or other state-sponsored cyber-attacks.
In the post-pandemic work environment, having an objective tally of employee wants and desires can be a valuable tool for companies to gauge what American employees really expect. In this survey of 1,584 Americans who worked full-time and received benefits as part of their pay, we learned that employees are taking charge of what they want from their employer and are pushing for flexibility in when and where they work. Other key findings are uncovered and point to how companies may need to re-examine workplace policies.
During the Great Resignation, retaining talent has become a big challenge for many employers who know that losing talent can be costly and high-performing employees are difficult to replace. While employees may leave if they are underpaid relative to the market, it is rarely the sole reason for leaving an employer. As companies think about retaining talent, a holistic review of the employee value proposition that looks beyond compensation can be helpful.
Eton Solutions discusses how to mitigae cyber secuirty breaches in family offices.