Keep the family baggage out of the family business : avoiding the seven deadly sins that destroy family businesses

Author

• Fleming, Quentin J.

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

New York: Fireside, 2000

Language

English

ISBN

9780684856049

Series

Subject(s)

• COMMUNICATION IN THE FAMILY
• FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES--LAW AND LEGISLATION
• FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES-MANAGEMENT
• DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• FAMILY CORPORATION-MANAGEMENT

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Abstract

Exploring both the psychological and practical underpinnings of family businesses, an experienced management consultant presents invaluable advice on minimizing conflicts and maximizing business success. Charts.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

332 p.

Dimension

21 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Part I What's Causing This Mess?: The Family System, the Business System, and the Accompanying Baggage
1. Why You Need to Read This Book
2. Systems and Baggage3. When Worlds Collide: The Family System Meets the Business System
Part II We Have Seen the Enemy, and He Is Us: The Seven Deadly Sins That Destroy Family Businesses
4. "It's the Same Old Song"
5. "We're One Big, Happy Family"
6. "They May Have Become Adults, but They'll Always Be My Children"
7. "You're Not Loyal to This Family If You Insist on Being Selfish"
8. Father Knows Best?
9. "Maybe It Will Go Away If We Ignore It"
10. "Tell Me About Your Childhood"
Part III Succession: A Battleground unto Itself
11. Certain Problems Are Inherent to Succession
12. The Baggage Returns in Time for Succession
13. Evolutionary Versus Revolutionary Succession
14. Successful Succession
Part IV It Comes with the Territory: Other Problems Inherent in Family Businesses
15. They've Stayed Too Long at the Fair: Long-Tenured Managers and Employees
16. Interlopers, Consorts, and Other Undesirable Meddlers
17. Baggage du Jour
18. The American Dream Versus the Family Nightmare
Part V All Is Not Lost: Recommendations and Solutions
19. Create a Council of Advisors
20. Create a Strong Team to Run the Company
21. Develop a Strong Team
22. The Right Consultant Is Critical to Your Success
23. Additional Sources of Expertise
24. Put It in Writing
25. Final Thoughts

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