Malgorzata Smulowitz

Oct 1, 2024 | imd.org | Peter Vogel |Malgorzata Smulowitz

Start without a strategy and allow yourself to evolve through experimentation and learning, rather than establishing a fixed, over-arching approach that might require significant effort to get underway or create tensions within the partnership.   Make sure that people of similar rank are involved in the collaboration from the start, and throughout the project. If one partner sends a junior figure to attend meetings, it can give the impression that they are not taking the initiative seriously.

Aug 19, 2024 | imd.org | Peter Vogel |Malgorzata Smulowitz

In the early 2010s, MAVA and Oak Foundation, two of the world’s most impactful environmental philanthropic foundations, met several times to advance their thinking about the climate and environmental crisis. In 2015, their leaders gathered for a formal retreat. Their goal? To figure out how they could work together to make a real difference to the future of the planet. Working individually had yielded some results, but change was not happening at the required rate.

Aug 1, 2023 | imd.org | Malgorzata Smulowitz |Christian Poensgen |Amit M. Joshi |Jialu Shan

At IMD, we have spent years studying family philanthropy, interviewing 70 philanthropic families across 30 continents to publish our report, Navigating your family’s philanthropic future across generations. Our study shows how philanthropy can be a powerful and positive force for the wider family enterprise system. But the report doesn’t just hold information for families; many lessons can be applied to private and public organizations across the globe.

Jun 28, 2023 | imd.org | Mate Rimac |Anand Narasimhan |Alyson Meister |Malgorzata Smulowitz

Likewise, in business, you need to prepare and let ideas evolve. You need to respect each other’s opinions, discuss new ideas and take turns implementing different approaches. As a leader, you also need to cultivate an environment where you can make a comment about someone else’s performance and for it to be welcomed and taken constructively. Commit to this creative process and make the process fun!  In your business, then, think about how much creative freedom is appropriate to a given situation.

Jun 28, 2023 | fsprivatewealth.com.au | Malgorzata Smulowitz

Philanthropy can have a powerful galvanizing effect on the broader family business ecosystem - but extracting the greatest benefit requires making trade-offs. Enterprising families today are uniquely positioned to play a leading role in tackling some of the world's biggest challenges. The majority of businesses are family controlled and, as such, their contribution to the world economy and society is vital at a time when public funds have come under renewed strain following the COVID-19 pandemic.