{"product_id":"legacy-traps-why-family-businesses-fail-and-how-to-protect-yours-hardcover","title":"Legacy Traps: Why Family Businesses Fail and How to Protect Yours - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlejandro Cárdenas Villa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you afraid the business will fracture your family? ...or that the family will destroy the business?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFounders and family leaders eventually face the following tensions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuffering the emotional burden of resolving disputes between those they love most.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFearing the business and wealth meant to provide security and well-being could instead become a source of conflict.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorrying that what they spent a lifetime building could be damaged or squandered by the very people they built it for through lifestyle, poor decisions, or lack of preparation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese risks are real, but they are preventable. This book shows how.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than two decades, Alejandro Cárdenas Villa has studied family business failures across continents. Like high-reliability industries that learn from accidents to prevent catastrophes, he has identified the breakdowns that destroy relationships and value, and how to prevent or repair them when they occur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLegacy Traps\u003c\/i\u003e, he introduces two original frameworks, the Legacy Matrix and the Tanker Model, to help families identify hidden vulnerabilities and install safeguards to protect relationships, businesses, and wealth from preventable harm.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEJANDRO CÁRDENAS VILLA\u003c\/b\u003eintegrates principles from psychology, management, law, and finance to help protect family relationships and business decisions, the true foundations of enduring wealth. He works with cross-border, multigenerational families navigating succession, conflict, and governance challenges. His perspective is shaped by experience on both sides of the table: guiding families externally as an advisor and serving within them as an independent board member and nonfamily executive. He created the Legacy Matrix and the Tanker Model, two frameworks designed to help families anticipate risks and prevent avoidable failures. His guiding principle is simple: \u003ci\u003eavoid failure first, and success follows\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45642724868231,"sku":"9798887507538","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/N-w3ixhLYm9798887507538.webp?v=1787183421","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/legacy-traps-why-family-businesses-fail-and-how-to-protect-yours-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}