Table of Contents for "Keep the Family Baggage Out of the Family Business:  Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins That Destroy Family Businesses"

Chapter 1: Why You Need to Read This Book

Part II presents a series of seven syndromes – the "Seven Deadly Sins" – that occur when the family's baggage is allowed to run rampant through their business. These syndromes are not presented in any other book – they are the unique contribution that this book makes to the knowledge of family businesses. Each chapter presents a separate syndrome and its variations. A summary table is presented at the end of each chapter as a quick reference tool.

This chapter presents a syndrome that occurs when families fail to address problems that will inevitably emerge with increasing intensity and destructive potential, illustrating the three most common manifestations of this syndrome. The first section presents the problems that arise when siblings with deep-seeded conflicts work for their family's business and make fighting with each other a priority. The second section discusses the tendency to perceive succession as the first step in a process that culminates with the parents' incapacity or death. The final section covers the problems that result from not recognizing that a family member's marriage has an impact upon the family's business.