Giving that lasts: How business families strengthen Canadian communities
Across Canada, business families don't just build companies — they build communities. They give generously to causes close to their hearts, and their philanthropy is multifaceted. But more than its breadth, what defines their giving is its character — sustained, personal, and woven into the family itself. And the numbers prove it...
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Giving that lasts: How business families strengthen Canadian communities
Across Canada, business families don't just build companies — they build communities. They give generously to causes close to their hearts, and their philanthropy is multifaceted. But more than its breadth, what defines their giving is its character — sustained, personal, and woven into the family itself. And the numbers prove it...
What we're reading: Creativity Inc.
Creativity Inc. is really about one simple core idea: that great companies are built less on brilliant ideas and more on environments where people can improve imperfect ideas together through the Braintrust model. This model works because the best leaders aren’t the ones with all the answers — they’re the ones who create environments where the truth surfaces quickly...
More than a name: Why family businesses need to build intentional identities
Sharing a last name doesn’t automatically create shared purpose. In advising Canadian business families, CMG Principal, Quillan Quarrington, finds that owning a business alongside your family requires additional effort to find trust and alignment...