Dean R. Fowler, Ph.D. is recognized as one of the world’s leading family business advisors providing integrated services focusing on the “soft side of hard issues” by working collaboratively with the client’s other professionals. During the past 36 years his Forums for Family Business have served hundreds of Wisconsin family businesses. He draws upon his broad range of multidisciplinary expertise as both a clinically trained therapist and experienced strategic business consultant.The Family Firm Institute awarded him the prestigious “Award for Interdisciplinary Achievement”. He is Fellow Emeritus at the Purposeful Planning Institute based in Denver, Colorado. Based on international research he conducted and then published in 1999, he identified 12 major competencies that all families in business must master for a successful transition from one generation to the next. These researched competencies are the cornerstone of all his publications.He is author of three books: Love, Power and Money, Family Business Matters, and Proactive Successors, which are available at his web-site – www.deanfowler.com – or on Amazon. He also hosted a mid-west TV series, Family Inc. and the videos from this production are available at his web-site - www.deanfowler.comOrder my books, ebooks and CDs about Family Businesss at Amazon.com - Search for Dean R. Fowlerhttp://www.deanfowler.com/resources/books-cds/