HBR Family Business Handbook

HBR Family Business Handbook separates family, ownership, and management into three different systems. That simple picture clears up many fights about who works, who votes, who gets paid, and who leads next. I like the book because it gives families a shared map for hard talks. Good rules can protect the business without asking the family to stop being a family. They also make a later handoff or sale much less confusing. Thanksgiving deserves at least a fighting chance.