Reading Lists
Relationships and Communication:
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
by Stephen M.R.Covey
I am happier when I am trusted, and I bet you are,too. Trust is conditioned on our behavior. We can consciously shift our behavior to deserve trust.
“The Speed of Trust is a great find. It superbly achieves the goal of providing a road map to peak performance, both for individuals and for organizations. But the true genius of the book is its universal relevance, as it combines a highly effective common-sense approach with frank guidance to enhance all relationships in life.”–J.W. Marriott, Jr, Chairman and CEO, Marriott International, Inc.
How To Have That Difficult Conversation You’ve Been Avoiding By Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
How To Have That Difficult Conversation You’ve Been Avoiding empowers you to take the initiative in creating relationships that are honest, intimate, and fulfilling. Full of practical tips and how-tos, this book will help you make your relationships better, deepen your intimacy with people you care for, and cultivate more love, understanding, and respect between you and others.
Intergenerational Relationships and Caregiving:
There are many books available that discuss the actual process of care giving and care management. These selected readings bring a different way to see that world.
Caregiving: the Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal
By Beth Witrogen McLeod
“No book about the silent crisis of caring has been more deeply felt. Beth McLeod’s wisdom comes from an unflinching look at the real life experience of family care: how it makes us grow up often in spite of our wish to remain our parents’ children and how we may emerge from its spiritual tests strengthened down to our souls.”—Paul Kleyman, editor, Aging Today, American Society on Aging
The Unheard Voice of the Aging Parent: Conflicts and Ambivalence in Intergenerational Relationships
By Carol Ball-Teplin, MPS and Barbara M. Kaplan, Ph.D
The authors’ primary emphasis is on how the parent uses his or her therapy to resolve conflicts in their relationships with their middle aged children. The literature already speaks volumes about how the adult child feels and behaves during the latter years of their parents’ lives. However, this book represents the voice of the elderly parent, which prior to this, has gone unheard. Individuals and families can change their relationships even in the later years of life.
Passages In Caregiving: Turning Chaos Into Confidence
By Gail Sheehy
“I expect Passages in Caregiving to be the manual for caregivers for generations to come. Gail Sheehy has addressed every possible situation in an engaging, timely, and easy-to-follow manner.”—Gary Small, M.D., UCLA Professor of Psychiatry and Aging
Inheritance
Overcoming the Inheritance Taboo: How To Preserve Relationships and Transfer Possessions
By Steven J. Hendlin, Ph.D.
Few issues facing families today are as difficult to confront as inheritance. We usually avoid the subject until its too late—and the resulting resentment and bitterness between surviving parents, siblings, and other relatives can be substantial and lasting. Dr. Hendlin brings his unique experience as a seasoned psychotherapist and columnist to help us confront these issues before, during and after an inheritance crisis.
Sudden Money: Managing a Financial Windfall
By Susan Bradley, CFP with Mary Martin, PhD
“Reading this book is like having a trusted friend explain what to expect, what to do, and what not to do at a happy time that can also be overwhelming and stressful.This book has been extremely helpful to me.” —Marci Shimoff, Coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Soul
Family Business/Partnerships
The Family Business: Power Tools for Survival, Success, and Succession
By Roger C. Allred, CPA and Russell S. Allred
This straightforward book not only covers legal and financial situations unique to family business, provides self-rating scales to identify areas of strength and weakness, and outlines solid strategies for improvement—it also addresses important issues that go beyond the bottom line: family dynamics, management, succession, privacy, and priorities.
Every Family’s Business: A Blueprint for Protecting Family Business Wealth
By Thomas William Deans
Every Family’s Business will convince you that strong families creating extraordinary wealth do exist; it clearly shows how your family can be one of them. Silence can be a great destroyer of wealth in a family business; this book is guaranteed to get your entire family thinking, talking and smiling about your business—the first step to creating and protecting wealth.
Keep the Family Baggage Out of the Family Business: Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins That Destroy Family Businesses
By Quentin J. Fleming
Family businesses epitomize the best of the American dream: you work hard, you’re your own boss, you leave a lasting legacy to your children—or do you?
Statistics show that only 30% of family businesses last until the second generation, and a paltry 10% last until the third generation. Family businesses are in trouble, and their survival is crucial to us all. Their success ensures our country’s success—and their failure can drastically affect our economic health.
Keep the Family Baggage Out of the Family Business presents practical and accessible advice geared toward the average family business owner or employee and is an invaluable tool for helping family businesses not only survive, but thrive.
