How Families Work Together

by Whiteside, Mary F.; Mendoza, Drew S.; Ward, John L.

• ISBN13: 9780230111028
• ISBN10: 0230111025
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The Family Business Consulting Group, founded in 1994, is the leading business consultancy exclusively devoted to helping family enterprises prosper across generations. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Mary F. Whiteside is a licensed psychologist, mediator, family therapist, and consultant. She is an advanced practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, a fellow of the Family Firm Institute, a member of the American Psychological Association, a fellow of the Michigan Psychological Association, and one of the founding members of the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan. Craig E. Aronoff is Co-founder, Principal Consultant, and Chairman of the Board of the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center, and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University. He invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education for universities world-wide. John L. Ward is Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and teaches strategic management, business leadership, and family enterprise continuity.

Table of Contents

Tables and Exhibits	p. vii
How Family Shapes the Future of Your Business	p. 1
Business vs. Family: Bridging the Boundary	p. 5
The Payoff: Understanding Family Patterns as Collective Resource	p. 11
The ôNormalö Family: A Dynamic and Powerful Unit	p. 15
How the Family Works as a System	p. 19
Unlocking the Barriers to the Past	p. 55
How Transitions Raise Family Issues	p. 71
A Few Simple Rules for Smooth Family Functioning	p. 75
Some Signals that a Family May Be in Trouble	p. 79
The Role of the Family Professional	p. 81
Summary	p. 85
Suggested Reading List	p. 87
Index	p. 89
The Authors	p. 93
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