Effective Leadership in the Family Business
by Baskin, Otis W.; Aronoff, Craig E.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-12-15
Publisher(s): Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary
Identifying and developing leaders in a family business can be more difficult than traditional business. How do you develop each child differently, how do you lead your sibling-- who in fact may be older than you? Balancing the diverse demands of your business, your family, and your shareholders means taking extra effort. Here authors Aronoff and Ward discuss the different styles of leadership and what style might work with what family member'”including the Directing Leader; the Coaching Leader; the Counseling Leader; and the Delegating Leader.
Author Biography
Craig E. Aronoff is Co-founder, Principal Consultant, 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. 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. Otis W. Baskin is a Consultant of the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc, Professor of Management at The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, and the founding Director of the Family Business Forum at The University of Memphis.
Table of Contents
| Exhibits | p. vii |
| Introduction: Family Business Leadership Is a Unique Proposition | p. 1 |
| Wanted: An Assortment of Able Leaders | p. 5 |
| Understanding the Demands of Leadership | p. 19 |
| What Makes Leaders Effective? | p. 33 |
| Where Leadership Comes From | p. 43 |
| Never Underestimate the Power of Family Leadership | p. 49 |
| Developing Tomorrow's Leaders | p. 57 |
| Preparing Yourself for Leadership | p. 63 |
| Following the Leader Is Leadership, Too | p. 69 |
| Overcoming Impediments to Leadership | p. 77 |
| Summary | p. 85 |
| Resources | p. 89 |
| Suggested Additional Readings | p. 89 |
| Notes | p. 91 |
| Index | p. 93 |
| The Authors | p. 97 |
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