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Tuesday Feb 4, 2020
Wednesday Feb 5, 2020
Curious about the Conway Center? Already a member and want to learn more?
Back by popular demand, we are hosting a breakfast for new, prospective, returning members, or any other family business or service provider members interested in learning more about getting the most out of your Conway Center membership. Get insight from current, long-time members, and make some new friends!
This event will give everyone an opportunity to network with other family business leaders, and to learn more about the history of the Conway Center, its offerings and member benefits. Hear from some of our members on how they maximize their membership and on ways to get engaged!
FREE for all to attend but please register
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, CCFB Networking & Social Events
Thursday Feb 6, 2020
Leadership is complex; and especially for family businesses. Join this Leadership 2.0 group to find your safe place for monthly support, peer mentoring and group coaching to discover how to lead well in ambiguity.
Enrollment is closed for this series, but if you are interested in this group - please contact Amy at adotts@familybusinesscenter.com.
Donna Musilli of DM360 will leads these sessions focusing on your most relevant business challenges. These sessions may have some teaching components, but the bulk of the time will be for what’s on your mind. What are your needs? And how can the group support you?
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
How to Win at Negotiating
Most of us women don’t like it and tend to avoid it but negotiating in a crucial skill. Join us in this important discussion of how best to communicate your needs to get what you deserve.
• Negotiating Skills
• Importance of Preparation and Knowing your Worth
• Overcoming Barriers and Bias
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Sharing Financial Information
• How do you feel about sharing?
• Confidentiality considerations
• Who gets financial information & what form does the information take?
• How much information is shared?
• Timing of reporting
• Shareholder family members vs. family in the business
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Developmental Roadmap
Description: In today’s world, more and more people need help determining how to be the best version of themselves. Learn how to help those around create purpose in their life and a plan to achieve it.
Objectives:
• Review the best practices around Developmental Roadmaps
• Create a personalized development plan as an exercise to use with others
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
This session will help clear the haze on what family business leaders can do in the event of positive and false positive drug screenings, how to incorporate drug policies into your employee handbook, the importance of management training for upholding drug policies, drug-related terminations and more.
Panelists are Janica Pierce Tucker and Devin Spencer from Taft/
Kim Smith from Confirmed Integrity
Sponsored by GREENCREST.
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
In this unique forum, hear from family business owners as they share with other Conway family business owners their company's growth journey -- how marketing (everything from sales to building a brand to traditional marketing to digital marketing) played a role in that growth. Learn the trials and errors they made along the way, the tough decisions and investment risks venturing into unchartered waters and how the company measured success.
This February 25th session features Mark DeBellis, Managing Partner of Suburban Steel Supply Company.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Right Hire/Right Seat
Understanding the impact, both positively and negatively, of having a bad hire or an ineffective employee in the wrong role within the organization. Understanding the benefits and increased productivity by having the right people in the correct role.
Share stories for how and why individuals were hired and their impact on the organization.
Discuss how family leadership impacts hiring and/or promotions.
Techniques and tools to remove bias from hiring and promotion process
Gain insights into effective Performance Management instruments and techniques to improve accountability and performance. Consistent accountability for family and non-family members.
• Developing Key Accountabilities
• Utilization of SMART goals
• Introduction of Cascading of Accountabilities (techniques to ensure clarity of goals and meeting objectives)
• Discussion of how various companies in attendance manage performance
• What works, what doesn’t…why?
• How do family members enhance or hinder accountability?
• Introduce 360’s as a possible solution for performance management.
Being a non-family leader in a family-owned business can be incredibly rewarding… and challenging. This peer group will help determine strategies of influence and impact for non-family leaders.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Would Your Retirement Plan Survive an IRS or Dept. of Labor Audit? Traps for the Unwary and How to Fix Them - Each year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) audits a small number of 401(k) plans. Over time, it is almost certain that either the IRS or DOL will audit your plan. Many employers do not understand how despite having a team of professionals to help manage these plans, the IRS or DOL (let alone an aggressive plaintiff’s attorney) can find problems with the plan. Knowing the common areas where administration can get tripped up and the traps for the unwary can help save your company value time and money. Topics we will cover include (i) ERISA fiduciary issues and other DOL audit items, (ii) IRS audits and the importance of making sure plan administration is consistent with the documents, and (iii) what do if the IRS or DOL comes knocking at the door.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable
Tuesday Mar 3, 2020
Thursday Mar 5, 2020
Spouses
• Is your spouse currently involved?
• Providing for surviving spouses
• Spouses - Active and non-active in business
• Spouses serving as trustees
• Children from several marriages
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Managing Conflict
One of the consistent characteristics of strong leaders is the ability to manage conflict in an organization or team. Learn the best practives of managing conflict and how this can help improve the relationships around you.
Objectives:
• Discuss the different types of conflicts and situations therein.
• Learn how to help people productively address conflict
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
This session has been canceled. The health and safety of our members and program facilitators is of the upmost importance. Please VIEW important information about COVID-19 and Conway Center programming.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this disruption to normal activity. Please contact Amy Dotts at adotts@familybusinesscenter.com if you have questions.
How to Maximize the Characteristics of Women’s Leadership Qualities
When it comes to leadership, there a difference between women leaders and men who lead. This discussion will center around the unique qualities of female leadership that the most effective women leaders possess. Come prepared to share with the group which female business leaders do you most admire and why?!
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
This program will now be a LIVE WEBINAR! Register to view (in listen-only mode) and ask questions to the panelists via chat. Registration is required and limited to 100, a recording will be available to all registrants.
Join Bea Wolper, President of Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin, and panelists Laurie McEnery of MAC Construction and Brian Dew of Mid City Electric/Technologies to hear best practices on figuring out who should run the family business - sometimes the answer is obvious, but sometimes it means a change in strategic leadership direction.
REGISTER now and join us for this live webinar on 3/26 to find out what these family business leaders are doing to ensure the legacy and longevity of their companies. You'll have the opportunity to submit questions during the session and view a recording post session!
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
