Publisher's Synopsis
Draws on in–depth interviews and case studies to examine the emotional side of business, offering strategies entrepreneurs use to cope with the loneliness, stress, and isolation they often feel. Uncovers the dilemmas that entrepreneurs confront at each stage of their careers––from start–up through retirement––including organizational systems that midcareer entrepreneurs use to maintain control of their growing businesses and how entrepreneurs overcome resistance to retirement and plan for this transition."For entrepreneurs, their families, and those who help them, this is an absolutely invaluable resource––a remarkable gathering from many sources of practical, timely wisdom on all the key issues of the entrepreneurial experience." ––Stephen R. Covey, chairman, Covey Leadership Center and author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People