Make Change Your Family Business Tradition [Paperback]

John Ward (Author), Craig Aronoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1891652044 | ISBN-13: 978-1891652042

Family business leaders of the past could often guarantee decades of success built on a single, long-lived strategic plan. But the current rapid rate of change makes ongoing success an infinitely more difficult challenge. What works today is passé tomorrow. In Make Change Your Family Business Tradition, those involved in or with a family firm will learn how to: build and preserve a foundation for constant renewal; modify the company’s culture while preserving its values; recognize and overcome the inhibitors to change; adapt traditions to contemporary realities; develop characteristics of an effective change leader; respect the past while embracing the future; encourage and make room for the next generation’s changes; gain family and employee commitment to change...and much more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The provide us with a wealth of answers to the succession challenge from specific family case histories addressing the powerful issue of how the family business and it's legacies can be continued.  Too many families neglect the succession issue until it is too late to preserve the essence of what made the family great." —Harry Martin (former Head of the Cargill McMillan Family Office), Family Advisors, LLC, Mystic, CT

"… a must read for those serious about succession." —Marshall Paisner, Chairman, ScrubaDub, Natuck, MA

" provides practical guidance on tough family business issues."  —Ross W. Nager, Sentinel Trust Company, Houston, TX

"While our father was a great journalist and businessman, and a wonderful parent, his transition planning was inadequate.  Fortunately for our family and business we used the principles we found in Family Business Succession: The Final Test of Greatness to help guide us as we developed and implemented our succession plan.  As a result, we are a healthier and more prosperous family and family business than we ever dreamed possible."  —Betsy McCool, Chairman, Western Communications, Bend, OR

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Craig E. Aronoff and John L. Ward have long been recognized as leaders in the family business field. Founding principals of the Family Business Consulting Group, they work with hundreds of family businesses around the world. Recipients of the Family Firm Institute's Beckhard Award for outstanding contributions to family business practice, they have spoken to family business audiences on every continent. Their books include Family Business Sourcebook II and the three-volume series, The Future of Private Enterprise.

Product Details

• Paperback: 67 pages
• Publisher: Business Owner Resources (January 1, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 1891652044
• ISBN-13: 978-1891652042
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,954,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read Before You Transition Your Family Business, December 23, 2010

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Richard D. Parker "brown lodi" (Dallas, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Business Succession: The Final Test of Greatness, Second Edition (Paperback)

This is a great book on Family Succession and Business Succession. Companies thinking of a Transition to new ownership should read this. Richard D Parker, The Transition Companies. [...]

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, August 29, 2008

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Margit Willems Whitaker "Margit Willems" (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Business Succession: The Final Test of Greatness, Second Edition (Paperback)

This is a great overview of succession planning for any family business owner, whether the business is in its first, second or third generation. It is also a good source to help other family members and key non-family members get a sense of what succession planning is, as well as what is involved in the in the succession planning process.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 3, 2007

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V. Scott - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Business Succession: The Final Test of Greatness, Second Edition (Paperback)

This is a great overview of succession planning for family businesses. Not only did I enjoy reading it, I give copies to family business owners, their family members, and/or their employees who are struggling with this issue. I highly recommend it!!!