Working for a Family Business A Non-Family Employee's Guide to Success [Paperback]

Eckrich and McClure provide a greater understanding of what a family business really is and how they differ from other companies and work environments. Designed to provide insight into the family and its behavior and to integrate the non-family employee into its unique structure.Introduction: Your Role in a Special PartnershipWhat Makes a Family Business Unique?The Value of 'Family' to a Family BusinessWhen There's Conflict (And There Will Be Conflict!)Difficult PassageFrom a Founder to Sons and DaughtersDifficult Passage #2: From Sibling Control to Next-Generation CousinsUnderstanding a 'Family-First' BusinessWhat About Business Companies?When Crisis LoomsMore Understanding of the Soup You're InThe Empowered Employee: Maximizing Your SuccessSummaryNotesSuggested ReadingsIndex

'Working for a Family Business provides a framework for a non-family member working for a family business to evaluate and react to a number of the unique situations which may cause conflicts. The book also provides many examples of good and bad business practices and why they may or may not work in any particular situation. I would recommend this book to anyone who now works for or is considering working for a family business.' - Bill Ingram, CEO, White Castle, Columbus, OH, USA

'I was delighted and surprised that Working for a Family Business provides great practical knowledge on how outsiders working in family companies can be empowered to be more effective for the family and for their own careers. Delighted and surprised because hands on advice on navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of family business is as rare as it is needed by everyone working in family enterprises. I plan to give this book not only to the non-family officers in my client universe of family companies, but also to involved family members as well.' - Harry Martin (former Head of the Cargill McMillan Family Office), Family Advisors, LLC, Mystic, CT, USA

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