My colleague, Marleen Dieleman 马琳, has a natural intuition for what makes great learning experiences. As she says in her post following the recent family business program in Singapore, the program had: 1. Relevant frameworks and language; 2. Self-reflection on participants' real-life experiences; 3. Peer learning and case studies (and as one participant said very insightfully, "seeing myself in others, and seeing others in myself"), and finally 4. Challenging conversations that open up the real potential of relationships and families It was a pleasure to work with you on this IMD program, Marleen. With thanks also to Pearl Tran and Dr. Robyn Wilson, and the amazing families and participants. And thank you Rishiiy Vijayan and Yeshada Deshpande. #RealPotential #RealLearning #RealImpact #RealLeadership
So proud to see happy faces and hear moving speeches from participants in the very first edition of the Future Proofing Your Business Family program in Singapore. Thank you for an intense but special 4 days at IMD to discuss how we can prepare our families and businesses for the future. Peer learning, self-reflection, deep conversations and concrete models to move forward with family governance... the combination resulted in a lot of shared wisdom in the room. What really inspired me is the love and commitment in business families to make things work. Special thanks to my colleague and partner in crime Ben Bryant (you are a legend, Ben), to coaches Dr. Robyn Wilson and Pearl Tran for making this program special, to Clinton Ang and Richard Eu for generously sharing your stories, and to Rishiiy Vijayan, Yong Sun Soh, Nathalie Martin and Yeshada Deshpande for ensuring everything went smoothly behind the scenes. 📣 Join us for the next edition: Sept 30-Oct 3, 2026 #familybusiness #familygovernance #loverules #familyconstitution #familyconversations IMD Global Family Business Center
Thank you, Ben Bryant, for your partnership and support. You are a legend and your insights on family business system dynamics and relationships are profound.