Recommended Reading
At Family Business United, we believe learning from research, experience, and real-world stories is essential to building strong and sustainable family enterprises. Below is a curated selection of publications covering all aspects of family business, from research and practical insight to expert advice and personal journeys, offering guidance and inspiration for families at every stage of their business journey.
Inherited Trauma and Family Wealth: A Guide to Heal Your Relationships and Build a Lasting Legacy
Ruschelle Khanna
Managing For The Long Run
Danny Miller & Isabelle Le Breton-Miller
The Family Business Book: A Roadmap For Entrepreneurial Families To Prosper
Alfredo De Massis & Emanuela Rondi
The Enduring Enterprise: How Family Businesses Thrive in Turbulent Conditions
Devin DeCiantis & Ivan Lansberg
From Stigma To Strength
Andrew Keyt
The Warrior, The Strategist and You: How to Find Your Purpose and Realise Your Potential
Floyd Woodrow
The Happy Index
James Timpson
Start With Why
Simon Sinek
Building a Legacy: A Guide for Family Businesses
Paul Miller FCA
Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us about the Business of Life
James Kerr
Family Business As Paradox
A. Schuman, S. Stutz, J. Ward
How to Lead Your Family Business: Excelling Through Unexpected Crises, Choices, and Challenges
Julie Charlestein
Practicing Mindfulness
Matthew Sockolov
Family Enterprises: The Essentials
Peter Leach
Siblings And The Family Business
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Dynasties: Fortune and Misfortune in the World's Great Family Businesses
David S. Landes
Four Steps To Flow
Feisal Alibhai
Your Business, Your Family, Your Legacy
George A. Isaac
The Alternative Family Business Dictionary
Ken McCracken
Unconventional Wisdom: Counterintuitive Insights For Family Business Success
John Ward
What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being A Better Leader
Alison Reynolds, Dominic Houlder, David Giles Lewis, Jules Goddard
7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
Stephen R Covey
Managing The Family Business: Theory And Practice
Thomas Zellweger
The Successor's Voice
Philip Mackeown
Family Wealth Continuity: Building A Foundation For The Future
David Lansky
The Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook
Josh Baron, Rob Lachenauer
Family Business, Risky Business: How To Make It Work
David Bork, Dennis T. Jaffe Ph.D.
Good to Great
Jim Collins
Managing Family Business: Dynamics, Challenges, and Opportunities
Rajiv Agarwal
Sneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sports
Barbara Smit
Trapped In The Family Business
Michael A Klein PsyD
The Family Business Book: Practical Tips to Help Family and Business Work Well Together
Paul Keogh
Strategic Planning for The Family Business: Parallel Planning to Unify the Family and Business
R. Carlock, J. Ward
Family Business On The Couch: A Psychological Perspective
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, Randel S. Carlock, Elizabeth Florent-Treacy
Wealth Doesn't Last Three Generations
Jean S K Lee, Hong Li
The Solutionist Guide To Family Business
Jon D Kenfield
Dirty Little Secrets Of Family Business
Henry Hutcheson
The Power Of Respect In Business
Charles Leichtweis
Family Business Succession: The Final Test Of Greatness
C. Aronoff, S. McClure, J. Ward
A Road To Triumph In Family Business
Guillermo Salazar
The Company I Keep: My Life In Beauty
Leonard A. Lauder
Be Mentally Strong During Tough Times
Michael Drew
Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Family Business
Alfredo De Massis, Nadine Kammerlander
Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements
Tom Rath, Jim Harter
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being
Martin E. P. Seligman
Developing Family Business Policies: Your Guide to the Future
C. Aronoff, J. Astrachan, J. Ward
Generation To Generation: Life Cycles Of A Family Business
John A. Davis, Marion McCollom Hampton, Ivan Lansberg, Kelin E. Gersick
Nothing Is Impossible: Kirit's Family Business Adventure
Sam Patel, Teena Lyons
Family Wars: Stories And Insights From Famous Family Business Feuds
Grant Gordon, Nigel Nicholson
The Family Business Map: Assets And Roadblocks In Long Term Planning
M. Bennedsen, J. Fan
Raising The Baobab
Tsitsi Mutendi
The Family Brewers Of Britain
Roger Protz
Family Business and Responsible Wealth Ownership: Preparing the Next Generation
Iraj Ispahani (Editor)
The Quest For Legitimacy
Jamie Weiner
When Family Businesses Are Best
by R. Carlock, J. Ward
The Myth Of The Silver Spoon
Kristin Keffeler
Engaged Ownership: A Guide for Owners of Family Businesses
Amelia Renkert-Thomas
Sociology of the Business Family: Foundations, Recent Developments, and Future Perspectives
Heiko Kleve and Tobias Koellner
Family Business by the Numbers: How Financial Statements Impact Your Business
N. Schwarz
The HBR Family Business Handbook
Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Lead From The Heart
Mark C. Crowley
The Power Of Legacy
Charles Leichtweis
The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation
Girish Kuber
Family Business Ownership: How To Be An Effective Shareholder
C. Aronoff, J. Ward
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