M. Whiteside & C. Aronoff 
How Families Work Together [PDF ebook] 

Through an investigative look at familial interactions, the authors highlight normal conflicts, criticisms, and communications failures that are a part of the family experience as well as their effects on working relationships within the enterprise.

Table des matières

How Family Shapes the Future of Your Business Business vs. Family: Crossing the Chinese Wall The Payoff: Understanding Family Patterns The ‘Normal’ Family: A Dynamic and Powerful Unit HOW THE FAMILY WORKS AS A SYSTEM – Triangles: Stabilizing Uncomfortable Relationship – Differentiation of Self: The Core Concept – Family Structure: How Patterns are Set – How Boundaries Affect Family Closeness – Birth Order: The Family Constellation – Sibling Rivalry: Healthy Tension Gone Awry – Emotional Cutoff: Denying the Ties that Bind – Genograms as a Tool for Understanding Unlocking the Barriers to the Past How Transitions Raise Family Issues: Integrating In-Laws A Few Simple Rules for Smooth Family Functioning Some Signals that a Family May Be in Trouble The Role of the Family Professional Summary Suggested Reading List Index

A propos de l’auteur

MARY F. WHITESEIDE Licensed psychologist, mediator, family therapist, and consultant. She is an advanced practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, USA,   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 Co-founder, Principal, 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, USA. 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 Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management, USA,  and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity.