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Product Identifiers

PublisherCapital Books, Incorporated

ISBN-101933102438

ISBN-139781933102436

eBay Product ID (ePID)102860191

Product Key Features

Book TitleSleeping with Your Business Partner : a Communication Toolkit for Couples in Business Together

Number of Pages228 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBusiness Communication / General, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Sociology / Marriage & Family, Workplace Culture

Publication Year2001

IllustratorYes

GenreFamily & Relationships, Social Science, Business & Economics

AuthorMichael J. Gross, Becky L. Stewart-Gross

Book SeriesCapital Ideas for Business and Personal Development Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-004666

ReviewsCouples in business see unique challenges, rewards...Make sure roles are clearly defined to make situation work. Couples going into business together face unique challenges, but also stand to reap unique rewards from working with a spouse. ...But those who have made it work, say it takes careful planning and clearly defined roles while working toward success. Becky Stewart-Gross, founder and president of Building Bridges: Your Bridge to Better Communication, knows the topic from several angles. She happens to work with her husband, Mike Gross, and has written a book on the topic with him, "Sleeping With Your Business Partner: A Communication Toolkit For Couples In Business Together.", The collaborative work of Becky and Michael Gross, 'Sleeping With Your Business Partner: A Communication Toolkit For Couples In Business Together' is the newest title in Capital Books' outstanding 'Capital Career & Personal Development Series', and focuses specifically upon operating a 'Mom & Pop' business enterprise where the husband and wife work together. There are both benefits and detriments to such an arrangement that arise from gender differences, conceptual differences, the need to balance family and work, conflict resolution strategies and techniques, personal and professional communication skills, the demands of teamwork and the necessity of positive attitudes. Superbly written, deftly organized, and thoroughly 'reader friendly', 'Sleeping With Your Business Partner' should be considered a 'must read' for anyone thinking about (or already engaged in) a business with their spouse., The long hours, lack of benefits such as parental leave and guaranteed vacations, and the potential stress of working alongside the partner you just argued with about your daughter's boyfriend can affect both the business and the personal side of copreneurial relationships, says Becky Stewart-Gross, co-author of Sleeping With Your Business Partner: A Communications Toolkit for Couples in Business Together (Capital 2007). Ms. Stewart-Gross, whose wrote the book with her husband and business partner, Michael Gross, is a Wisconsin-based consultant specializing in leadership training. The couple, who say copreneurial businesses are the fastest-growing segment of small businesses in the United States, surveyed more than 100 other copreneurs. The couples told them mixing the two arenas was the biggest source of tension within their relationship., Sleeping With Your Business Partner by Becky L. Stewart-Gross, PhD and Michael J. Gross, EdD ($16.95, Capital Books, softcover) may sound sexy, but its sub-title tells the real story, "A Communication Toolkit for Couples in Business Together." According to the authors, couple-owned businesses represent the fastest growing segment of family-owned businesses and 75% of all U.S. corporations are family-owned. Love and business are among life's greatest challenges. This guide is for those who do that, providing advice on how to communicate effectively to improve both their business and their personal relationship.

SynopsisFor 'co-preneurs' (couples who are life and business partners), practical, easy-to-use communication tools for achieving and maintaining success when your professional and personal lives are one and the same, Separately, love and business are two of life?'s greatest challenges. What happens when you weave them together? The possibilities run the gamut from bliss to disaster. In Sleeping with Your Business Partner, this husband-and-wife 'co-preneur' team argues that the key to success in both is learning how to communicate properly.Through discussion, interviews with real-life 'co-preneurs', and interactive exercises, the book teaches team-based couples how to communicate with each other to improve both their business and their personal relationship. Each informative, easy-to-read chapter includes insights, tips, exercises, and quizzes to help couples minimize misunderstandings, clarify expectations, build healthier relationships, increase productivity and manage conflict more effectively. The book also addresses various personality types, stress, planning, decision-making, negotiating strategies, role confusion, time management, differing responsibilities at home and work, and power struggles., Separately, love and business are two of life's greatest challenges. What happens when you weave them together? The possibilities run the gamut from bliss to disaster. In Sleeping with Your Business Partner, this husband-and-wife 'co-preneur' team argues that the key to success in both is learning how to communicate properly. Through discussion, interviews with real-life 'co-preneurs', and interactive exercises, the book teaches team-based couples how to communicate with each other to improve both their business and their personal relationship. Each informative, easy-to-read chapter includes insights, tips, exercises, and quizzes to help couples minimize misunderstandings, clarify expectations, build healthier relationships, increase productivity and manage conflict more effectively. The book also addresses various personality types, stress, planning, decision-making, negotiating strategies, role confusion, time management, differing responsibilities at home and work, and power struggles.

LC Classification NumberHD62.27.S84 2007