Introduction: The Crucial Generation The Era of Sibling Partnerships What Makes the Sibling Generation Different The Farsighted Founder In-Laws or Outlaws Making Siblings’ Spouses a Part of the Team Building a Healthy Team Creating the Right Environment Choosing a Leader Communication Between Team and Parents Remember, It’s Family Preparing the Next (Cousin) Generation Summary Index

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.

JOSEPH H. ASTRACHAN Principal in the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., Wachovia Eminent Scholar Chair of Family Business, Professor of Learning and Professional Development, and Director of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at the Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University, USA. In addition he is Distinguished Research Chair of Family Business at Loyola University Chicago’s Business School.

DREW S. MENDOZA Managing Principal of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. and was the founding director of the Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center, recognized as a leading think tank on issues unique to business-owning families.

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.