{"product_id":"the-strategic-steward-how-non-executive-owners-build-companies-that-outlive-them-9781067447243","title":"The Strategic Steward: How Non-Executive Owners Build Companies That Outlive Them","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe skills that built your business will destroy it if you don't evolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou created value by operating, deciding, and leading from the front. But companies that depend on founders die with them - not from competition, but from continuity failure. The hardest shift in business isn't growth. It's stepping back from operations while ensuring strategic discipline that outlives you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost owners get this transition wrong. They cling to running the company or walk away entirely. Both choices destroy value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're an owner stepping back, a CEO navigating ownership dynamics, a board member seeking oversight clarity, a CFO bridging operations and ownership, or a family office protecting generational wealth-this is your evolution manual. Not theory-systems. Not advice-architecture. Not wishful thinking-what actually endures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape strategy without running execution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudge CEOs and management without interference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild succession that sustains value, not personalities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllocate capital with discipline that outlasts leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate governance that protects performance across generations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwnership is not a reward for building a business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a responsibility to protect what survives without you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevent Ersalman is a strategic advisor and former senior executive with three decades of experience in value-based management, capital allocation, M\u0026amp;A, and organizational performance. He has helped regulated financial institutions, industrial groups, and family-owned enterprises build enduring value across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lmmo Consultancy Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067447243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Levent Ersalman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53678460338357,"sku":"9781067447243","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781067447243.jpg?v=1793721848","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-strategic-steward-how-non-executive-owners-build-companies-that-outlive-them-9781067447243","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}