John L. Ward is a leading world expert on the family business. In this book he brings together a vast amount of experience to show the, 'best practices' of the most successful and long-lasting families in business. He provides a framework of five insights and four principles in which to position his 50 lessons for family businesses. This is the most comprehensive book on sustaining the family business and contains international examples and cases and essential tools and checklists of best practice.

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JOHN L. WARD is Wild Group Professor of Family Business, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland, Director of the Kellogg School Centre of Family Enterprises, Northwestern University, USA and founder of the Family Business Consulting Group International. He is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on family business governance.

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PART I: FRAMEWORKS FOR FAMILY BUSINESSES THAT LAST The Ultimate Management Challenge The Five Insights and the Four P's A Vision of the Future PART II: THE LESSONS Stage I: The Owner/Managed Business Stage II: The Sibling Partnership Stage III: The Cousin Collaboration Taking the Longest View Appendicies