More Than Family : Non-Family Executives in the Family Business (Family business leadership series) - Softcover

Ward, John; Aronoff, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891652036 ISBN 13: 9781891652035

Publisher: Business Owner Resources, 2000

Synopsis

The success, growth and well-being of a family business depends on its ability to attract, motivate, develop and retain outstanding executives who are not kin. Volume 13 in the Family Business Leadership Series explains how to do that and contains profound insights into the effect on non-family executives of such crucial issues as succession, compensation, ownership, relations between executives and the owning family, and much more. In it you'll learn how to: attract and retain the best family executives for your family business; make non-family executives part of the family business team and use them effectively; deal with questions of ownership for key non-family executives; build relationships between non-family managers and family members; utilize non-family managers and family members; utilize non-family executives to facilitate the succession process; provide compensation and incentives for non-family executives; and more.

About this title

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.

Review:

'Having recently gone through the process of identifying, hiring, and orienting non-family executives for our family business, I found the concepts and strategies in More Than Family: Non-Family Executives in the Family Business to be extremely relevant and helpful. The process of bringing a non-family executive into a family business requires much forethought and planning. This book serves as a very informative resources guide for the issues associated with this process.' - Rick Fogelman, CEO, Fogelman Properties, Memphis, TN

'John Ward and Craig Aronoff nailed it! Assisting family-owned businesses in identifying, attracting and retaining key non-family executives is what we do on a daily basis around the world. In More Than Family: Non-Family Executives in the Family Business, John and Craig have captured the crucial elements of this process. Congratulations.' - John R. Berry, Chicago, IL

'...well written, easy to understand, and offer specific advice. I am extremely jealous that I was not the author of at least several of these. In addition, the strength of your most recent publication in this series confirm that you are far from reaching the end of your ideas for helpful advice to family business owners and individual family members who share interests in a common business enterprise.' - Joe M. Goodman, Attorney-at-Law, Holton Goodman & Blackstone, PC, Nashville, TN

About this edition

• Publisher: Business Owner Resources
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1891652036
• ISBN 13: 9781891652035
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 68