Jane Hilburt-Davis and W. Gibb Dyer— two of the country's foremost experts in the field of family business— offer in one comprehensive volume a systematic approach for developing the skills and competencies you need to consult with these unique systems. This practical, hands-on resource shows you how to manage each stage of the consulting process— from the first contact to the last— and reveals how to plan strategically and deal with the complex relationship issues that are commonplace in family businesses.

Team Building

Now in its fifth edition, "Team Building" is a classic in the field of organization development. In this new edition, the authors strengthen the Four Cs framework that was introduced in the fourth edition and add a wealth of new illustrative examples, a chapter on the challenges of managing cross-functional teams, and a chapter on leading innovative teams in a competitive environment. To complement the text, the authors have developed two online assessments: one designed for use in the classroom with student teams and one designed for teams within organizations. For more information, please visit www.josseybass.com/go/dyerteamassessments. The fifth edition of "Team Building" provides the next generation of team leaders, team members, and team consultants with the knowledge and skills they need to create effective and high-functioning teams.

Praise for Team Building

"First rate. It is a treasure trove of ideas, tools, and examples."

--Dave Ulrich, professor, University of Michigan; partner, The RBL Group

"What an amazing gift The 'bible' of team building has been updated and expanded. Solid theory is combined with the most practical of techniques. Practitioners of team building and OD are huge beneficiaries of this monumental work."

--Jack Zenger, cofounder and chief executive officer, Zenger-Folkman; coauthor of the best-selling "The Extraordinary Leader" and "Results-Based Leadership"

Explains how to recognize, anticipate, and solve the problems created by the cultures of family firms as they grow and mature. Shows how culture can determine the success or failure of the firm based on comparative case studies of a wide range of successful and unsuccessful firmsincluding small businesses, new and well-estalbished firms, and such large corporations as Du Pont and Levi Strauss.