Book Recommendations
Our publishers and editors have hand selected the following books for you to consider adding to your library. Happy reading.
From the life, professional experiences, and research of former Harvard Business School professor Steven Rogers, comes his boldly stated, A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues. This informative epistle investigates the causes of racial wealth disparity in the United States and provides solutions for addressing it. Through extensive data and historical research, anecdotes, teaching, and case studies, it presents practical ways White people can work with and help the Black community. It teaches readers that eliminating the $153,000 wealth gap between Black and White people is the solution to over 75% of our problems and offers solutions to help improve Black-White racial relations in the United States.
Rooted in Family, Honoring The Past While Creating Our Future, shares Caroline Coleman Bailey’s journey of her life and experiences coming from two entrepreneurial families, working in the family business, and finding her own way.
Through storytelling, Caroline honors her roots and imparts invaluable and inspiring insights gained along her path of self-discovery. By discovering her true self, she found her passion and place in her family and the world, one of meaning and purpose.
The sentiment at the heart of her book is the importance of honoring family roots and striving for family unity, especially in these modern and uncertain times. Caroline’s message is incredibly relevant and timely, one of optimism and hope, as we create our own future and a thriving legacy for generations to come.
How do individuals get trapped in their family business? What does it look like when someone is trapped? Is exiting the only option? Based on interviews with family business members, owners, and their advisors, Trapped in the Family Business sheds light on this common yet unexplored issue and offers solutions for how to manage it. In the expanded second edition to this practical guide, Dr. Michael Klein shares research findings, insights, and how to avoid this challenging and complex situation.
From mom-and-pop stores to Fortune 500 corporations, the family business as an institution is widespread and enduring―yet only 30 percent of family enterprises successfully transition to the next generation. In this accessible and deeply informed new book, family enterprise expert Emily Griffiths-Hamilton (author of Build Your Family Bank: A Winning Vision for Multigenerational Wealth) shares the secrets of successful multigenerational family enterprises.
Through extensive research and personal and professional experience as a member of and advisor to family enterprises, Griffiths-Hamilton has developed an unconventional approach that looks beyond narrow business considerations to focus on the critical aspect of every family enterprise―the “family factor.” Successful multi-generational family enterprises, she explains, are animated by a unifying vision that rests on shared values. Mutual trust and strong communication skills are vital for families to articulate these foundational elements, which will then inform a “family enterprise framework” that can endure for generations.
Planning for the long-term health of a family business doesn’t need to be complicated. Beginning with a single meeting, family enterprises of every shape and size can use the insights in this book to build robust frameworks that will reward their members for decades to come―not just financially, but with strengthened family connections, a shared sense of purpose, and perhaps most importantly, a bit of fun.
"Nathan’s Famous: The First 100 Years of America’s Favorite Frankfurter Company" chronicles the history and business strategies of company founder Nathan Handwerker that led to the success of an iconic international brand and two of America’s most loved foods: The Nathan’s Famous Frankfurter and Crinkle-cut French Fries.