Molly
Marting's Review of: From the Kitchen Table to the Conference Table:
Family Business Communication.
By
m j hollingshead
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
recommended
Title: . From the Kitchen Table To the Conference Table
Genre: Self Help
Author: . Laura Michaud
http://www.lauramichaud.com/about.html
Line/Publisher Cameo Publications PO Box 8006, Hilton Head
Island, SC 29938
http://gallery.bcentral.com/GID4746770P2838315-From-the-Kitchen-Table-To-the-Conference-Table-Family-Business-Communication-by-Laura-Michaud.aspx
ISBN: 1 866 372 2636
Available: Amazon, Publisher
Interesting read ………. Recommended
……….. 4 stars
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The
Review
From
the Kitchen Table To the Conference Table is not a cutesy
how to, or a storybook. It IS a short, to the point work of 117
jam packed pages filled with the type of information every communicating
person needs to accomplish more with greater success with those
around them. Laura Michaud, who well knows the pitfalls of lack
of communication between co workers, supervisors and workers, or
family members holds a MBA, is President of The Michaud Group, and
was involved in her family’s business for many years. Today
writer/speaker Michaud shares the knowledge she gained from her
nineteen years experience as VP of Sales and Marketing, board member
and third generation family member for Beltone electronics by conducting
seminars on customer loyalty, employee retention and personal growth.
Writer/speaker
Michaud has taken what might be a boring subject in the hands of
a less capable person and has produced a highly informative, highly
readable work sure to aid those who have a desire to increase their
own ability to deal with co-workers, workers, or family members.
Comprising
six well developed chapters From the Kitchen Table To the
Conference Table is offered as a tool for improving work
and personal relationships. Family Meetings are suggested as a method
for improving family and business relationships. Joys and pitfalls
of working with those in your own family is approached in a no nonsense
manner laced with good straight forward hints, information and wisdom
as well as a bit of humor and plain old common sense. I found Michaud’s
discussion of communication and behavioral styles and how they affect
business success to be especially enlightening. The chapters on
The Value and Richness in Diversity and How to Make the Difference
Work were filled with excellent examples, suggestions and wit done
up with creativity and a finely focused sense of significance.
Writer/speaker
Michaud gets down to gritty basics as she examines/explains the
fact that each one in the family may have different needs and goals;
and the necessity for not just recognizing but encompassing those
personal needs if the family business is to succeed
I liked the
layout of the book itself…… margins wide enough to pencil
in notes are always helpful in books of the self help genre. I also
found open areas for making lists, or rating the difficulty the
reader may be face when working with a specific family member, a
sample agenda, a behavioral style assessment tool and a blank page
between chapters for jotting more notes. All excellent if the book
is to be used with greater meaning by the reader.
Filled with
approaches for shaping a flourishing, successful family business
From the Kitchen Table to the Conference Table
is designed to be the preeminent guide to aid family businesses
in reaching their purpose.
Enjoyed the
read. Happy to recommend.
Reviewed by: molly martin
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