Génesis del consejo

If managing a company is not a bed of roses, governing a family organization usually has some more thorns due to the peculiar mixture of responsibilities, work and personal relationships that occur in it. In this context, it is even more essential to have a good board of directors that is capable of deciding, with strategy and good sense and not with the heart and emotions of blood ties, the path to follow. The boards of directors of family businesses must have the skills, processes and structures necessary to take responsibility for the progress of the company before the shareholders, however familiar they may be. The board is always responsible to the shareholders for the result obtained. In order to guide and explain how to achieve a good board of directors, José María Navarro-Rubio and Josep Tàpies present a practical manual of a body that is essential for the survival and growth of the family business. As these authors explain, "no board of directors is totally useless. And, in general, it is enough that the chief executive officer wants to move it -deal with the relevant issues that affect the company- and that the president wants it to work to make it good".