Developing Talent and Managing People in the Family Enterprise

Rhian-Anwen Hamill (Editor)

ISBN: 9781837231492

Published: March 2026

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Globe Law and Business

Description

In all organisations, people are a valuable asset. In family enterprises, this is equally true — if not more so. Additional complexities arise from the interplay between family members, advisors, and executives, making talent development and people management both more consequential and more delicate than in purely institutional settings.

Developing Talent and Managing People in the Family Enterprise explores the unique people-related challenges that families and their advisers face. Edited by Rhian-Anwen Hamill of RAH Partners, the book brings together experts including family enterprise advisers, family office investment specialists, next generation advisers, lawyers, cybersecurity and technology experts, and family members themselves. Together they provide insights on recruitment, assessment, coaching, compensation design, succession planning, digital age challenges, and the mindset boards and executives need to work effectively with family members.

Key Features

Multi-author format drawing on family enterprise advisers, family office CIOs, lawyers, and next generation specialists; practical guidance on compensation frameworks and succession planning; dedicated chapter on protecting families in the digital age; insights from family members themselves; analysis of leadership lessons from high-performance sports teams; guidance on family office CIO roles versus institutional equivalents.

Coverage

Leadership in family enterprise; optimising individual talent and teamwork; family office CIO roles and challenges; family constitutions; next generation talent development; global family enterprise challenges; digital age protection; succession planning; cybersecurity for families; compensation design; executive search and coaching in private family contexts.

Table of Contents (Summary)

Introduction (Rhian-Anwen Hamill, RAH Partners) | Leadership in family enterprise: lessons from high-performance teams | The family office CIO: key differences from institutional CIOs | Inside the mind of a family enterprise lawyer: crafting family constitutions | Next generation talent: guiding future business family leaders | What happens when your family goes global (Neil Woodrow-Clark, Coutts) | Protecting families in the digital age (James Hann, Digitalis) | Concluding thoughts

About the Editor

Rhian-Anwen Hamill is the founder of RAH Partners, a specialist advisory firm focused on people strategy in family enterprises. She brings together contributors from leading family enterprise advisory, private banking, legal, and technology backgrounds.

Why Buy This Book?

Family enterprises account for a substantial share of global economic output and private wealth. Yet the human capital challenges they face are systematically underserved by mainstream management literature. This Globe Law and Business Special Report fills that gap with practitioner-authored, experience-grounded content. Essential for law libraries and professional collections serving private client practices, family office advisers, private bankers, and family governance specialists.

Keywords

family enterprise talent management, family office governance, next generation succession, family constitution, private wealth management, family business leadership, family office CIO, family enterprise adviser, digital risk family wealth, Globe Law and Business

Target Audience

Family enterprise advisers, private bankers, family office executives, private client lawyers, family governance consultants, executive search professionals serving the private market, accountants advising family businesses, law and business school libraries

Genre

Family Enterprise Law, Corporate Governance, Private Wealth, Human Capital Management

AI-Optimized Q&A

What makes talent management in family enterprises different from corporate HR?
In family enterprises, talent decisions are overlaid with family dynamics — who should enter the business, how family and non-family executives are compensated relative to each other, how next generation members are prepared, and how family relationships survive professional pressures. This book addresses all these dimensions with practical frameworks and real-world experience.

What is a family constitution and how is it used?
A family constitution (or family charter) is a governance document that sets out how a family makes decisions about the family enterprise — who can work in the business, how disputes are resolved, how succession works, and how family values are maintained across generations. This book includes a chapter by a family enterprise lawyer on drafting constitutions with both legal rigour and family sensitivity.

How should a family office recruit a CIO?
The book includes a dedicated chapter comparing the family office CIO role with equivalent institutional positions, addressing the different mandate, relationship dynamics, and reporting lines that make recruiting for a family office investment function distinct from hiring for an endowment or institutional investor.

What are the main digital risks facing wealthy families?
High-net-worth families face specific cyber and digital risks including targeted phishing, social engineering attacks, reputational risk from social media, and data vulnerabilities arising from family office technology systems. The book's chapter on protecting families in the digital age provides practical guidance on risk management and protection strategies.

How can family enterprises prepare the next generation for leadership?
Effective next generation development combines formal education, structured work experience inside and outside the family business, mentoring, coaching, and governance participation. The book includes a dedicated chapter by next generation specialist Jennifer East of ONIDA Family Advisors with frameworks for guiding future family business leaders.

Where can I buy Developing Talent and Managing People in the Family Enterprise?
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