Keeping the Family Business Healthy

JOHN L. WARD Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management, USA, and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity.

• Foreword; L.A.Danco PrefaceThe AuthorThe Challenge of Keeping a Family Firm AliveOvercoming Barriers to Long-Term Business HealthEnsuring Family Interests in Leading the BusinessAssessing the Firm's Financial and Market SituationDeveloping a Strategic Plan for the BusinessPlanning the Family's Role in the Company's FutureShaping a Business Strategy that Includes the FamilyThe Transition to New Leadership: Promoting a Revitalized Business Vision and Strategy Epilogue: Making the Commitment to Plan for Future GenerationsAppendix A: Family Business Values QuestionnaireAppendix B: Sample Financial Analysis of BusinessAppendix C: Strategic Planning WorksheetsAppendix D: Sample Business Strategic PlanAppendix E: Sample Family Strategic PlanAppendix F: Democratic CapitalismAppendix G: Note on Research on Family BusinessReferencesIndex