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In this trail-blazing book, acclaimed consultant David Bork provides a fascinating, candid look inside the workings of family business. He shows how family businesses combine the pressures of business with the complex psychological and social problems that almost every family faces: sibling rivalries, clashes over values and expectations, drug and alcohol abuse, in-law problems, and more. Drawing on his experiences as a counselor to over 200 family-run businesses, Bork shows how families can surmount these difficulties and make life in a family business both profitable and personally satisfying.
Using the concept of the "family system," Bork explains how families either overtly or subconsciously develop and enforce their own traditions and values, often to the detriment of the family enterprise. He shows how the entrepreneurial founder can sow the seeds of lasting success--or sudden collapse--for the family business. He provides much needed guidance for developing a workable succession plan, and he shows how in-laws, children, spouses, and outsiders can be effectively integrated into the business.
About the Author
David Bork is founder of The Aspen Family Business Group and pioneer in the field of family business consulting. His consulting practice specializes in in-depth counseling and planning for family businesses. He pioneered the integrated approach to family business, combining family systems theory, psychological insights into individual development, and sound business practice. Bork has consulted for some of the largest and smallest corporations in North America and has worked with more family-controlled businesses than any other consultant in the United States. His work has been featured in such publications as Fortune, Money, Wall Street Journal, Nation's Business and Family Business Magazine.
In this trail-blazing book, acclaimed consultant David Bork provides a fascinating, candid look inside the workings of family business. He shows how family businesses combine the pressures of business with the complex psychological and social problems that almost every family faces: sibling rivalries, clashes over values and expectations, drug and alcohol abuse, in-law problems, and more. Drawing on his experiences as a counselor to over 200 family-run businesses, Bork shows how families can surmount these difficulties and make life in a family business both profitable and personally satisfying.
Using the concept of the "family system," Bork explains how families either overtly or subconsciously develop and enforce their own traditions and values, often to the detriment of the family enterprise. He shows how the entrepreneurial founder can sow the seeds of lasting success--or sudden collapse--for the family business. He provides much needed guidance for developing a workable succession plan, and he shows how in-laws, children, spouses, and outsiders can be effectively integrated into the business.
About the Author
David Bork is founder of The Aspen Family Business Group and pioneer in the field of family business consulting. His consulting practice specializes in in-depth counseling and planning for family businesses. He pioneered the integrated approach to family business, combining family systems theory, psychological insights into individual development, and sound business practice. Bork has consulted for some of the largest and smallest corporations in North America and has worked with more family-controlled businesses than any other consultant in the United States. His work has been featured in such publications as Fortune, Money, Wall Street Journal, Nation's Business and Family Business Magazine.
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From the earliest times and in almost every culture, the family business has been prominent. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
family genogram, sex mix, family messages, sound business practice, middle children Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charlie Lake, Louis Harwood, Lillian Harwood, Elaine Harwood, World War, Nonexistent Fully Achieved New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Middle Moffat by Eleanor Estes on page 37, and Back Matter
- In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Collins Business Essentials) by Thomas J. Peters in Back Matter
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher in Back Matter
- Family Therapy in Clinical Practice by Murray Bowen in Back Matter
- Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher in Back Matter
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- Working with Family Businesses: A Guide for Professionals (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series) by David Bork in Front Matter
- Prescriptions For A Healthy Family Business by Wayne Rivers in Back Matter
- Learning Family Business: Paradoxes and Pathways by Ken Moores on page 62
- Your Family, Inc: Practical Tips for Building a Healthy Family Business by Kaslow Associates in Back Matter
- Sustaining the Family Business by Marshall B. Paisner in Back Matter
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