The Criticism of Photography As Art: The Photographs of Jerry Uelsmann (University of Florida Humanities Monograph, 32)

Arts & Photography

John L.Ward

History & Criticism

University Press of Florida

Is priesthood power being used to bless your family? Every week thousands of priesthood blessings are quietly given - most of them by fathers acting as patriarchs in their own homes. Yet many Church members go through life without receiving the blessings to which they are entitled. Is There a Patriarch in the House? tells of personal blessings that can properly be pronounced upon the heads of Latter-day Saints. These blessings come from fathers acting in the role of family patriarch, from priesthood leaaders, from stake patriarch, from priesthood leaders, from stake patriarchs, and directly from above. The book tells priesthood holders how to prepare to give blessings, explains results to be expected, and describes conditions which must be met for those blessings to be effectual. Is There a Patriarch in the House? is a warm and loving book filled with personal experiences which will touch the hearts of many fathers who are reluctant to draw upon the powers which have been conferred upon them. The book discusses the relationship a father/patriarch should have with both God and family, and encourages the reader to move toward that ideal relationship. The author has observed that "Many married and single LDS women yearn for the men of the Church to use their priesthood more often. The mother's role, as prescribed in this Church, is staggering. There needs to be a priesthood bearer who blesses her and her children, especially in today's decaying society. It is a tragedy if priesthood bearers fail family and God by not using their priesthood power." The author vividly recounts his experiences in trying to be a father/patriarch to nine children, while also being active in work responsibilities, in church assignments, and in community service. This heart-warming book is essential reading for fathers, mothers, and anyone who has ever reluctantly given or asked for a priesthood blessing. Horizon takes pride in its release, and invites you to read and enjoy it, and to give it with confidence as a gift that will touch the lives of all who read it.

Is There a Patriarch in the House?

Christian Books & Bibles

Horizon Publishers & Distributors

Corporate Governance is the hot topic of the new millennium. Gone are the days when CEOs set agendas and earned 500 times more than average employees. Now, transparency rules. Corporations must establish new systems of accountability, and encourage long-term participation in decision-making by both shareholders and staff. Those that succeed will be better equipped to create wealth, solve complex problems, and compete in global markets. The role of the directorate and the need to ensure an effective framework for its accountability to owners is paramount to success. In line with this thinking, Mastering Global Corporate Governance argues that one of the key responsibilities of the Board is leadership, and that the root of good corporate governance lies in the strength of a corporate leader. In particular, it focuses on two 'burning issues' for senior executives: how can the boards of global companies best lead their companies through the fundamental dilemmas that face all boards?; and how can Boards, entrusted with ultimate responsibility for the way a company exercises leadership, provide that leadership?

Mastering Global Corporate Governance (IMD Executive Development Series)

Bill George

Peter Lorange

Fred Neubauer

wiley

How to Choose and Use Advisors: Getting the Best Professional Family Business Advice (A Family Business Publication)

Aronoff, Craig E.

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The two most effective practices implemented to protect and preserve the family business are “1) to build an independent board to strengthen the business and 2) to draft a Family Agreement to strengthen the family.” This book is about the latter: The Family Agreement. The authors, Daniela Montemerlo and John Ward discuss the three main reasons why a business-owning family would create a Family Agreement. Family Agreements foster the company’s successful development, maintain ownership unity and commitment and reinforce family strength as a family. Drs. Montemerlo and Ward outline how Family Agreements provide the vision that strengthens the resolve and devotion of ownership. They discuss the types of Family Agreements and how each type reflects certain assumptions about the business and the family. The Family Constitution: Agreements to Secure and Perpetuate Your Family and Your Business “provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the subject and a thoughtful approach how on to execute it well.” In its pages you’ll learn, the fundamental components of a family agreement, the differences between an owner’s contract, family business protocol, family statement and family constitution, the purpose of family agreements, what comprises each section of a family agreement, why the family’s values and beliefs are important to the process, why the process is as or more important than the content, how to understand whether your agreement will succeed or fail, and the timing and the process for reviewing and amending the document. The Family Constitution: Agreements to Secure and Perpetuate Your Family and Your Business is designed to be useful to those families who are starting down the path toward a Family Agreement, for those who are trying to decide whether to begin or not and for those families who already have a Family Agreement and feel it is time to reassess it. This book will also help those families who have tried to write a Family Agreement in the past but for whatever reason have not finished the work. The Family Constitution: Agreements to Secure and Perpetuate Your Family and Your Business is fast reading with real life examples, practical tips and 25 useful exhibits.

The Family Constitution: Agreements to Secure and Perpetuate Your Family and Your Business

Business & Money

Daniela Montemerlo

Management & Leadership

Family Enterprise Publishers

Going from the sibling to the cousin generation is the last major transition for business owning families and many times this is the most complicated transition. A cousin-stage business requires a completely different pattern of thought than a sibling-stage business. This book by the authors of Making Sibling Teams Work: the Next Generation is aimed at helping cousins organize themselves and their extended family for success as a group that owns and runs a business together. You will become knowledgeable about the key issues that cousins face, such as how to attract the most capable family members into the business leadership roles or how to develop agreement among owners who may be widely scattered in geography and opinions. If you are a sibling owner, this book will help you create the circumstances to help your children become successful team -if it's the family's goal to continue in business together. This is a how-to book aimed at helping the cousin generation continue working together successfully. In From Siblings to Cousins: Prospering in the Third Generation and Beyond you'll learn: the requirements for success; managing the business in the cousin generation; the art of governance in the cousin generation; the transition issues that occur from siblings to cousins; special challenges for cousins; assuring continuity and success; and much more. When cousins set their hearts and minds to it, they can work together and give continuity to a viable business and the owning family. Transforming themselves from a disparate group of cousins who once hardly knew each other into a Cousin Collaboration will be both awe-inspiring and rewarding. From Siblings to Cousins: Prospering in the Third Generation and Beyond will show you how.

From Siblings to Cousins Prospering in the Third Generation and Beyond

Craig E. Aronoff

Family Business Consulting Group Publications

Is it possible to speak openly about wealth? That is the challenge that this book modestly attempts to meet, using all the accoutrements--knowledge, wisdom and even humor--that such a topic requires. It is our greatest wish and highest ambition that today's wealth--whether long-held or recently acquired--be wealth for the future, not just an end for today. Wealth is a means of building tomorrow's world. Thierry Lombard Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch &amp; Cie This book is by eminent family enterprise consultants Dr. Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez and Dr. John L. Ward who bring their vast knowledge to this subject. With the wisdom of Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard and the humor of French cartoonist Gabs, this book is a must for all family members dealing with the issue of wealth.

Why Me? Wealth: Creating, Receiving and Passing It On

MATTHIEU RICARD

Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez

Thierry Lombard

Gabs

Finally an Informative, Accessible Crash Course in Family Business Finance With fresh examples and insights, including a new chapter on private equity as a source of family business capital. Family businesses are walking a constant tightrope. On one side is the need for capital to grow the family business. On the other side is a need for shareholder liquidity. Shift too far one way or the other and it s a long way down sometimes without a net. Owners and managers of family businesses need to have a firm grasp of sound financial principles in order to walk that fine line between returns to shareholders and serving the needs of the business. When it was first published in 1995, Financing Transitions: Managing Capital and Liquidity in the Family Business brought sorely needed financial insight to thousands of family business members. It is now updated to include a greater level of financial sophistication as well as a broader array of tools, best practices, and ideas, including: Solutions for providing liquidity and family business capital; New chapters on private equity options for family businesses and family offices; Case studies and examples culled from decades of family business experience; The family effect and how it can make your business more effective. Strategic insights that will make your family business more sound. If you find family business financial practices to be among the most challenging aspects of your business, you need this book. And so do other family members in your business.

Financing Transitions: Managing Capital and Liquidity in the Family Business

PH.D.

Francois M. de Visscher

Finance

Compensation matters are among the most frequently asked and complicated questions facing business-owning families. What is fair? How can the rewards of ownership be distinguished from pay for performance? How can the owner motivate and retain key non-family employees? Family Business Compensation shows you how to deal with these tough issues in ways that strengthen your business and your family teams. This brand new edition of Family Business Compensation offers new case studies and includes new information from enterprising families. The booklet shows you how to: develop a philosophy of compensation establish incentive plans make compensation a catalyst for business planning compensate non-family executives build trust through the compensation process communicate about the subject

Family Business Compensation 2nd Edition

Stephen L. McClure

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