The following strategies can make the difference between chaos and calm in your home, as well as your marriage. Decide who's your Family Manager. In our family, I'm the family manager, the CEO—Chief Everything Officer—and my husband, Bill, is Chairman of the Board. We both take seriously the job of building equity into our family. In some families, it makes more sense for Dad to be the Family Manager. Whoever assumes this role should understand the importance of the position. Thinking like a manager in charge of operations for the most important organization in the world—your family—is the first step to success. The Family Manager Creed sums up the job description:The Family Manager CreedI oversee the most important organization in the world—Where hundreds of decisions are made dailyWhere property and resources are managedWhere health and nutritional needs are determinedWhere finances and futures are discussed and debatedWhere projects are planned and events are arrangedWhere transportation and scheduling are criticalWhere team-building is a priorityWhere careers begin and endI am the Family Manager.