Family Capitalism (ePub)

Gry Osnes is a clinically trained and licensed psychotherapist and family therapist. She works with owners, entrepreneurs, with succession processes, coaching of boards and interpersonal dynamics. She coaches and advises focusing on individuals and groups increasing their transitional and strategic capacity, using both system and modern psychoanalytic theory on transitions, authority and change. Her earlier research, and PhD. publication, is on succession dynamics in different types of organization and entrepreneurship. She develops action research and collaborative research and was the academic leader of the research project leading to this book.

James D Grady is a US based organizational behavior consultant. He is co-founder of Pivot Point Business Solutions, a consulting firm specializing in the behavioral implications (eg. decreased performance, productivity and profitability) of organizations introducing and implementing organizational change-with specific focus on organizational culture, structure and overall effectiveness.

Victoria M Grady is currently Director of MBA/MSM Graduate Programs and an Assistant Professor Management/Organizational Behavior in the School of Business at George Mason University located just outside Washington DC. Her consulting practice includes family businesses, federal government institutions, non-profit organizations, higher education, and health related institutions.

Mona Haug works as an executive coach in Germany. Clients include national and international senior executives, managers and teams to accelerate effectiveness and enhance efficiency to achieve excellent project outcomes. Her coaching work spans different industries to include major family business companies, public enterprises, political organizations and many more.