How Families Work Together (Family Business Leadership Series Number 4) [Paperback]

Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward Mary F. Whiteside (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0965101142 | ISBN-13: 978-0965101141 | Publication Date: April 1993 0

How Families Work Together emphasizes how to build * positive and constructive family relations by learning to make the * characteristics and dynamics of family life work for you. Dr. Mary * Whiteside of the Ann Arbor Center for the Family, a * nationally-recognized family systems psychologist, joins * Drs. Aronoff and Ward in this volume. This guide will help you: * understand how family history affects current behavior; tap family * heritage to accomplish shared goals; interpret trouble signs in * family/business relations; learn to use powerful tools to improve * personal/business relationships among family members; construct * family genograms and use them to understand and smooth * family/working relations; render family conflicts more manageable * and less painful; break harmful or painful patterns of family * behavior; make family ownership a business asset; and much more... * How Families Work Together will help to untie knots in the fabric of * the family. It shows how to focus family energy on moving forward * together toward shared goals, emphasizing psychological health in * family systems.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Owners need to remember to focus on both the family and business sides of their enterprise if they want to maximize their family business success over the long term.  How Families Work Together...provides sound and effective guidance—checklists, tips, suggestions, and behaviors to avoid—to help family members improve their working relationships.  This book should be read and discussed by all family members who are actively involved in the family business."  —Donald G. Nelson, Family Office Executive, Skaneateles, NY

 

"This book not only helped our family work better together, it helped us become a closer family unit.  How Families Work Together is a must read!"  —Tom Scotti, President, Keystone HRC, Inc., Bensalem, PA

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

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.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 75 pages
• Publisher: Business Owner Resources (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965101142
• ISBN-13: 978-0965101141
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,052,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)