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
NA NA

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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