The American workplace isn’t what it used to be, and the qualities attributed to strong leadership have evolved. While a strong and decisive personality can help you pave the way to move your organization forward, empathy and compassion are now just as important. Team members want an empathetic leader who can be present throughout the …
Partner and Co-President Kelly Jasin has been named as President of Emens, Wolper, Jacobs & Jasin. Founding Partner Bea Wolper moves to CEO in what many Conway Center members know is the succession planning journey. As Conway Center President and Succession Planning Peer Group facilitator for many years, Bea has spent many years teaching the owners of family businesses how to prepare for a successful transition and then, in turn, let go.
This is an intereting article in Entreprenuer.com by Katie Murphy, a new Conway Center member and founder of Expansion Group. Fractional executives might be a good solution for family businesses that do not have a clear succession plan…yet. If you have a complex strategic initiative with an end date like the one I oversaw, this …
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In a recent session of the Women in Family Business Peer Group at the Conway Center for Family Business, we discussed the following five key characteristics of a family business leader and the components of each: Commitment Immerse yourself in the business Understand the business Sacrifice personal pleasures when needed to benefit the business Show …
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We had a great session at our Women in Family Business Peer Group! We started off with the Marshmallow Challenge: Two teams of 4 were tasked with building the tallest structure they could manage using string, tape, and dry spaghetti. A jumbo marshmallow had to be placed on top – and the structures remain sound – in order …
Inside The Family Business: Boundaries and Best Practices Frank L. Festi, Jr. – Rea & Associates, a Conway Center Service Provider There are few things more gratifying to me than when I observe a successful family business already in its third (or later) generation of existence. It’s not a coincidence that these family-owned businesses are …
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By Morgan Hembree, Psy.D., MBA, BCB – Integrated Leadership Systems While being only three months out from the completion, defense, and binding of my dissertation gives me a certain perspective, I can say with virtual certainty that the dissertation process is one of the most painful things I will ever endure. For over two years …
