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A recent study of the differences between entrepreneurs and managers of family-owned businesses (Yanai, Yanai & Milo, 2007), concluded that entrepreneurs and managers tend to come from different family environments, that they had distinct motivations and passion quests and that the consulting process for these two groups should be equally distinctive. These findings supported the notion that family dynamics reveal people’s core emotional pain, which drives their personal quests and motivation, and leads to the roads along which they develop the legacies of past generations (Yanai, Yanai & Milo,...

Each book of this series addresses a topic that concerns every business owning family. Weather it is succession, financial agreements, preparation of the Next Gen, or handling family meetings, you can find a concise presentation and practical answers in one of these books.

Based on years of experience in consultation and career development with owners and managers of enterprises, the authors depict a psychological portrait of the typical entrepreneur, versus the typical manager, along with their "passion quests" and distinct relations to the business. A central tool used to enrich both the counseling of and the dialogue between entrepreneurs and managers is the understanding of their family dynamics. It is suggested that each comes from a different family dynamic with different energy sources and motivations. Entrepreneurs were often raised in relatively...

"Ami helped us understand the range of possibilities for the development of the family business. We considered these options while letting each family member choose his path for self fulfillment, either within or outside the family business. This process strengthened our communication and enriched relationships".

FBCGI (www.efamilybusiness.com) is the world’s leading affiliation of firms specializing in family business consulting. This affiliation includes global leading firms in the field from the USA, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Brazil and the Netherlands. US partner FBCG is the owner of a publishing company that publishes textbooks, guidebooks and newsletters on the subject of family businesses. AMI has been affiliated with FBCGI since 1999.