Education

Leadership ethos is a leader's moral compass, integrity, and commitment to ethical behavior. It's the foundation for a leader's skills and principles, and it guides their actions, decisions, and interactions. In this session we will explore various styles of leadership and the components of a leadership ethos. You will have the opportunity to begin creating your own personal ethos, as well as understanding how your style may impact others. ... read more

This group is for EOS Integrators or the equivalent on the leadership team. These facilitated sessions will provide group members the opportunity to get and share advice on EOS best practices as well as implementation challenges and other issues they are facing. ... read more

You have probably heard the statistic that 70% of family wealth is lost by the 2nd generation and 90% is lost by the third generation. What are you doing to lower that number for your business? ... read more

The Conway Strong CEO Peer Group is for Presidents and CEOs of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend. ... read more

The Rising CEO Peer Group is for next gens who will be taking a greater leadership position in their family business. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend. ... read more

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Curiosity as a Component of Success Every day, we deal with stressors and difficulties. So often, our focus seems to be on how to get rid of those trials, and that costs time and energy. But what if there was a way to see those problems in a way that would increase our energy and lead us to greater performance? The answer is found in tapping into curiosity. We will discuss ways that curiosity is a superpower in the workplace and highlight how it can strengthen relationships within the family. *New format! Dedicated time will be allotted to work through particular coaching scenarios and provide tools for relevant issues and situations you are now facing. We'll spend time exchanging experiences and knowledge on these issues so that we can all learn from one another. ... read more

A workplace where your employees feel secure, appreciated, and included is known as a culture of belonging. Join us as we discuss the importance of belonging, and the various areas of culture that belonging lives and impacts. Together we will explore benefits of belonging, drawbacks of not belonging, and investigate techniques to help everyone on your team feel they belong. ... read more

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A well designed and dynamic system of internal controls is needed to safeguard your business assets, protect against fraud, and ensure complete and accurate financials. Learn how family-owned businesses can assess their risk areas and implement or strengthen internal controls….and sleep more soundly at night! By tapping into our firm's experience of implementing, testing, and remediating internal controls at large corporations, we have developed an assessment of the internal controls that are key to smaller organizations. We’ll cover entity level controls, business process controls, and key IT controls as well as how to navigate the challenges that are specific to smaller organizations. ... read more

There are several areas of opportunity that you can turn a discerning eye toward and proactively audit to potentially save your family business thousands of dollars and lots of headaches. Conducting internal audits of your HR and HR-related functions isn’t magic – It’s just good business sense! Join us on October 31 to hear spooky stories about what happens when you are not prepared. The typical EEOC settlement is $40,000 but one Ohio company was just ordered to pay $1.25 MILLION in a class action lawsuit. And did you know non-compliant I-9s can cost you several hundred to several thousand dollars per violation? Fines, penalties, and attorney’s fees can add up scary fast! We’ll cover the essential audits you should conduct in broad strokes, including worker’s compensation, handbook, forms, safety, and so much more! ... read more

Buy-Sell Agreements Why we need them, what they do and what they don’t do…. We'll also discuss protecting the family business, ensuring smoother transitions, forestalling disagreements about fair value, and other issues that a buy-sell can address, including the emotional side of these agreements and how to navigate them. ... read more

Every organization has a brand whether they like or not. We can choose to have our brand defined by our customers. Or we can choose to define it ourselves. But what does ''brand'' actually mean? Together, we'll shed light on what branding is, the value it brings to an organization, how to intentionally create your brand, and when to think about changing it. ... read more