This powerful study of the threats to business survival draws compelling parallels between the Titanic and family firms, serving to motivate family business stakeholders into corrective action before it's too late. Family-owned businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, responsible for 65 percent of wages paid, adding 78 percent of all new jobs, and contributing over half of the nation's GDP. Unfortunately, less than one-third survive the transition from first to second generation of family ownership. Now more than ever, many family businesses are in danger of going under as rising…mehr
This powerful study of the threats to business survival draws compelling parallels between the Titanic and family firms, serving to motivate family business stakeholders into corrective action before it's too late. Family-owned businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, responsible for 65 percent of wages paid, adding 78 percent of all new jobs, and contributing over half of the nation's GDP. Unfortunately, less than one-third survive the transition from first to second generation of family ownership. Now more than ever, many family businesses are in danger of going under as rising health care costs, lack of access to capital, and increasing costs of doing business shrink profit margins. Sink or Swim: How Lessons from the Titanic Can Save Your Family Business provides critical strategies for identifying and managing risks-obvious and hidden-that threaten family business survival. In part 1 of the book, the authors relate the design, construction, and operation of the ill-fated Titanic to the challenges facing family-owned businesses today. Part 2 examines the five fatal flaws that contributed to Titanic's sinking and reveals how family firms can have the same vulnerabilities. The final section supplies guidance that will help family-run businesses avoid unanticipated tragedy.
Priscilla M. Cale, MBA, is an advisor, consultant, lecturer, author, and communications strategist with experience in both the private sector and academia. David C. Tate, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Genesis of a Disaster 1 The Birth of a Dream: How Titanic Came to Be 2 The Life and Death of Titanic Part II The Five Fatal Flaws 3 Overconfidence 4 Ineffective Leadership 5 Lack of Planning and Preparation 6 Frail Architecture 7 Team Fragmentation Part III Listening to and Learning from Titanic 8 Establishing Safe Passages 9 Legacies Appendix: National and Regional Survey Data Notes Bibliography Index An unnumbered photo essay follows page 108
Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Genesis of a Disaster 1 The Birth of a Dream: How Titanic Came to Be 2 The Life and Death of Titanic Part II The Five Fatal Flaws 3 Overconfidence 4 Ineffective Leadership 5 Lack of Planning and Preparation 6 Frail Architecture 7 Team Fragmentation Part III Listening to and Learning from Titanic 8 Establishing Safe Passages 9 Legacies Appendix: National and Regional Survey Data Notes Bibliography Index An unnumbered photo essay follows page 108
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