Guidance for Family Businesses
Family Councils: a Practical Guide
This practical guidance on family councils was designed to help business families and family businesses navigate the difficult area where family ends and business begins. It provides practical advice about a key component of family business governance - the family council. It puts this area into perspective and addresses frequently-asked questions about family councils.
Author: Peter Leach, 2012
Understanding Family Business: a Practical Guide for the Next Generation
The success of family firms relies on ensuring that the next generation are motivated to become engaged. This guide provides practical information to young family members as they step up to their responsibilities.
Author: Andrew Drake, 2009
Succession: a Practical Guide for Owners
Succession is the greatest long-term challenge that most family businesses face. The transition of a family business from one generation to the next confronts owners with a complex set of decisions. Succession: A Practical Guide for Owners explains succession planning and explores the psychological complexities that can make inter-generational business transfers complex. This guidance provides family business owners with a practical framework of advice and ideas to help them develop effective strategies for managing both leadership and ownership succession.
Editor: Grant Gordon, 2008
Perspectives on Responsible Ownership
A review of best practice aimed at helping family shareholders (and family members who will become shareholders) to achieve a more successful approach to the ownership of their business. Partnership with FBN International.
Editor: Grant Gordon, 2007