Working for a Family Business: A Non-Family Employee's Guide to Success

Working for a Family Business: A Non-Family Employee's Guide to Success was written for the non-family employee. If you are a non-family employee who shoulders substantial responsibility or hold a position of considerable influence, this book is especially for you. This book, written by Christopher J. Eckrich, Ph.D. and Stephen L. McClure, Ph.D. will provide you with a greater understanding of the concept of "family business." Family businesses are unlike other companies, and you will learn how they differ and how those differences impact you and what you do.

This title will help you gain insight into the business-owning family. You will discover some no-win traps to avoid, find tools and techniques for handling difficult situations and develop judgement about your ability to take on certain roles or intervene in sensitive family situations. This book will show you best how to serve the family and the business to insure the success of both. You will come to recognize the importance of seeing yourself as the family's partner. The more knowledge you have, the better position you'll be in to support the family in its difficult task of combining family and business.

Working for a Family Business: A Non-Family Employee's Guide to Success, the newest title in the Family Business Leadership Series will provide you with the family business knowledge you need to be successful in your jab and career.

Christopher J. Eckrich is a Principal Consultant of the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. and specializes in building leadership excellence and maintaining family unity in family owned businesses. He is also Adjunct Professor at The University of Notre Dame.

Stephen L. McClure is a Principal Consultant at the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. and specializes in family communications and decision making, succession planning and implementation, and governance & management in family firms.