The Successful Family Business A Proactive Plan for Managing the Family and the Business

Subjects:

• Business » Entrepreneurship
• Business » Management
• Business » Organizational Behavior

Related Web Pages:

• http://www.edhltd.com

Reviews:

• Hess argues that the business and the family are overlapping living organisms, and in order for both to thrive, the family business must develop a proactive process for defining and communicating roles and goals. He gives advice on everything from resolving conflicts among siblings to working with the board of directors. Readership for the book includes all those involved in a family business.
  —Reference & Research Book News February 2006

• Endorsement From Jeffrey A. Scott
  Managing Director
  Real Estate Corporate Finance
  Wachovia Securities: An engaging, action-oriented book for family businesses both large and small. There's no substitute for the experience Ed Hess brings to his subject. From my 20 years of working with family businesses in the real estate industry, Ed Hess's observations, "operating rules," and sensitivity to the issues involved with operating and growing a family business should be welcomed by a variety of family business leaders.
• Endorsement From Jack Spector
  President, Hixon Properties Incorporated
  San Antonio, TX: For anyone who works in a family business, this book should be kept at your fingertips and referred to often. The book is written in a style that is straightforward and easy to comprehend, but Ed Hess's common sense approach should not mask the great wisdom that is contained within the pages. As a person who has worked in a family business for the past 21 years, I find Ed Hess's advice to be right on the mark -- I only wish I had the opportunity to read the book years ago. For anyone considering a career with a family business, whether as a family member or an outsider, you simply must read this book to begin to gain an appreciation for the very complex nature of family businesses.
• Endorsement From Joseph H. Astrachan
  Director, Cox Family Enterprise Center
  Wachovia Eminent Scholar Chair of Family Business
  Editor, Family Business Review
  Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University: Through compelling real-life stories and practical lessons, Ed Hess provides a solid look at family business life. If family business leaders follow Ed Hess's advice and implement methodical programs to achieve the ideals set forth in this book, they will find the ultimate dream within reach: a successful business and a happy, harmonious, and productive family.
• Endorsement From Stuart C. Johnson
  Partner, Corporate Group, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
  President, Association of Corporate Growth, Atlanta Chapter: Anyone who is involved with a family business -- family shareholders, family employees, other family members, independent directors, and advisors to each of these groups -- would benefit from this work. Ed Hess has digested a lifetime of real-world experience into an issues-oriented and example-filled resource that addresses the questions, issues, and tensions that family business participants will find very familiar. As an attorney who works with closely-held and family businesses every day, I am pleased to have such a practical resource to recommend to my clients.