Mentorships are valuable relationships at any age or walk of life. As you begin your career, you may wonder what mentorships are, how they work and where you should look to find a mentor. Mentorships shouldn’t be shrouded in mystery, but there isn’t one accepted guidebook for them either.
John P.C. Duncan, Partner – Kozusko Harris DuncanRichard Johnson, Partner – Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLPJohn Seckman, President – Shoebox Private Trust Company
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
The Beneficiaries Relations Committee (BRC) is the “it” name for the committee person or persons determining trust distributions to the beneficiaries. The BRC, however, is not just making trust distributions; there's more to it.
The fifth generation of John E. Andrus’s descendants, drawing from nearly 500 Andrus family members, operates with carefully developed governance practices that they believe yield a more effective board—and foundation.
Few, if any, roles are more significant in ensuring a foundation's success than that of the board chair. This may be why many people find assuming this position a daunting project.
As individuals progress in their careers, success becomes tied more to their ability to collaborate, engage, and mobilize others than on the individual skills and abilities that may have fueled early-career advancement.
If you are wondering how it is possible that everyone in your family is offering an excuse for missing the family meeting date, then it is time for some new ideas or approaches to turn these meetings into events that no one wants to miss. How?
