Business is Business: Reality Checks for Family-Owned Companies
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 162634373X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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and business is business. Balancing the benefits and burdens of a family-owned business Working with family complicates the already daunting task of owning a business, and it's tough not to take work problems home with you. The best approach is to realize that family is family . . . Business is Business will show you how to find joy while developing a sustainable family-owned company.. The solutions are not always easy, but understanding the frequent pitfalls of working with family is an investment that could pay back over generations. Business is Business: Reality Checks for Family-Owned Companies is a common-sense manual for survival that dispels myths such as the power of teamwork and gender or birth-order differences in ability. Engagingly written, with no-nonsense tips and real-life examples, this defiant treatise will guide you to • Harness your employees'—and your own—inherent strengths • Trust your instincts and the people you work with • Balance lifelong relationships with fair treatment of nonfamily employees Authors Kathy Kolbe and Amy Bruske hone decades of experience h
Read Business is Business, and you'll see what I mean." --KEN BLANCHARD, coauthor of The New One Minute Manager and Collaboration Begins with You. From the Back Cover"In Business is Business, Kathy Kolbe and Amy Bruske have given us a primer on how to create thriving family businesses that can flex and grow with each new generation. If you are running a family business, or thinking of taking the leap, this book will be your essential guide." --MARCUS BUCKINGHAM, New York Times best-selling author ofFirst, Break All the Rules and Stand Out 2.0"All family-owned businesses are going to have ups and downs--but with Kathy Kolbe andAmy Bruske as your guides, your potential for success is greater than ever
Excellent read for any family business owner on how to successfully incorporate family into the business G. Krull Kathy and Amy provide great ideas and stories for successfully running a family owned business. I have dealt with family offices for a couple of decades and with "Business is Business" I could point to several of the family businesses I know and how the successes could be tied to how the family members worked within their own companies. When the non-family members employees trusted and respected the family members, things worked well. On some occasions, family members were placed in roles or given special treatment that caused friction for the workforce. I'm also a huge believer in the Kolbe "A" Index assessment. Using it to h. "The Smart Way instead of the Hard Way" according to Pam M.. As a member of a family owned business and a person who consults in many family owned businesses I found this book invaluable. If you have managed to muddle through a few years of being in business you may have discovered the advise by Kathy Kolbe and Amy Bruske, the hard way. However, if you are a new family business or a business that is struggling with many of the common issues that come up when working with your family members this book will save you a lot of time, money, and energy. Using the Kolbe Wisdom in any organization, family business or not, is not just smart, but wise.. Amazon Customer said A Review Based on Reality. Full disclosure: In the course of running a mentoring initiative, I use the conative index developed by Kathy Kolbe to start conversations with “NextGen” STEMs about how to be more effective workers by knowing about and applying their instincts to their ’natural advantage’ as students, staff, interns and young professionals. In addition I spent years as a consultant in the research business with a significant ongoing focus on small new businesses research that regularly took me into the realm of family-owned businesses. In addition I grew up in a family owned business, ran a business that hired family m