The Family Council Handbook
eBook - PDF

The Family Council Handbook

How to Create, Run, and Maintain a Successful Family Business Council

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Family Council Handbook

How to Create, Run, and Maintain a Successful Family Business Council

About this book

A Family Council oversees a family on everything from educating the family for their future responsibilities as owners, to settling disputes within the family. With this in mind, this practical manual will guide business families on how to manage how their family governs itself and relates to their business.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 Family Organization and Governance for Sustaining the Family Business: A Field Manual
  11. 2 Reasons for Starting or Resisting a Family Council
  12. 3 Stages of Family Businesses and Types of Family Councils
  13. 4 How to Start and Organize a Family Council
  14. 5 Running the Family Council
  15. 6 Committees of the Family Council
  16. 7 The Family Assembly and the Family Association
  17. 8 Special Family Governance Structures: Owners Councils and Executive Committees
  18. 9 Family Leadership
  19. 10 Using a Professional Facilitator
  20. 11 Transitions in the Family Council
  21. 12 Connecting the Family Council with the Board and the Business
  22. 13 Family Communications
  23. 14 The Journey Forward
  24. Appendix 1: Defifinitions
  25. Appendix 2: Family Council Charter Example
  26. Appendix 3: Family Council Assessment Form
  27. Appendix 4: Decision Making on Family Business Matters
  28. Appendix 5: Examples of Shared Expectations
  29. Appendix 6: Family Advisor Candidate Rating Form
  30. Notes
  31. Index