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Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
The CEO Peer Group of Rising and New Leaders of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
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.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Friday Aug 25, 2023
The purpose of The Executive Luncheon is to connect Columbus-area young professionals with C-Suite executives and community leaders to exchange success stories, career advice, and leadership lessons during a professionally-focused, interactive lunch experience. Each attendee is seated at a roundtable with one local executive and a small group of fellow emerging leaders.
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
Tuesday Sep 5, 2023
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Thursday Sep 7, 2023
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.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Friday Sep 8, 2023
This peer group is for C-Level executives in manufacturing or logistics family-owned businesses. The group meets quarterly over breakfast to discuss industry-specific trends and topics, as well as family business issues.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Manufacturing/Logistics
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Delivering Effective Employee Feedback/Reviews - Giving feedback can be incredibly uncomfortable, and employee reviews are often one of the most stressful meetings annually for both the reviewer and reviewee. Delivering feedback can be even trickier when you’re a member of the family. We’ll discuss navigating these discussions from the lens of young family members in a family-owned business.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Next Generation Leaders
Friday Sep 15, 2023
We are hosting a breakfast for new, returning, or any other family business or service provider members interested in learning more about getting the most out of your Conway Center membership!
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.
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Join us as we kick off a new season of leadership sessions! We will explore:
The critical traits and various styles of leadership;
The pros and cons of various leadership types;
How ones’ own leadership style might evolve throughout their career;
How to identify the leadership style that is most authentic to you.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Leadership Development
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Difficult Conversations and Feedback That Inspires Growth - Nobody likes to have that difficult conversation with family members and/or employees but we know they are important and necessary.
Providing feedback that encourages growth is a critical skill to master, because it can make the difference between an employee who contributes powerfully and positively and one who feels diminished and shut down.
This is an interactive session to learn how to better tackle difficult conversations, adjust your communication style, and deliver effective feedback. Share what has worked for you - or how the group can help!
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Women in Family Business
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
The phrase ''lonely at the top'' refers to the sense of isolation and exclusion that highly successful people in a particular field eventually face. Being a CEO is isolating; being the CEO of a family business can be like walking a tightrope. Come learn from our panelists on how they cope with the challenges of navigating family and shareholder governance, the weight of final decision making, working on the business and not in, and how they maintain family/business harmony. We'll cover peer and association groups, advisory boards, family offices, and other techniques and support systems available to family business CEOs.
Panelists:
John Ness, CEO ODW Logistics
Facilitated by Clayton Hall, Windsor Advisory Group
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
The CEO Peer Group of Rising and New Leaders of family-owned businesses. The group is by invitation only and there is an additional annual fee to attend.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System, book 'Traction') is a holistic business system with a simple set of practical tools that help leadership teams gain traction and move the business forward. One of the Key Components is People - ensuring that you have all the right people in all the right seats – including family business members.
Ryan Yeoman, a Professional EOS Implementer and business coach, will give us a brief high-level overview of the EOS model. He will then take a deep dive into the People component of EOS and take us through the exercise that can be used for existing employees and for hiring new employees, as well as for reviewing, rewarding, and recognizing employees.
Whether you are already using EOS, curious about EOS, or just want a tool to help hire/retain great people – join us to find out how!
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Categories: CCFB Webinar
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
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.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, CEO
Tuesday Oct 3, 2023
For non-family C-suite leaders working in a family business. Peer-to-peer driven, sessions focus on objective and thoughtful insight and advice from those in similar situations. Additional fee to attend. Pre-approval to join and RSVP required.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, C-Suite Non-Family Leaders
Wednesday Oct 4, 2023
Validating Others for More Understanding - Validation is a secret weapon of great managers and leaders. It not only helps people feel heard, but it helps managers develop emotional intelligence and more deeply understand their direct reports, peers, and supervisors. We’ll discuss a simple formula for validating others and ways we unintentionally invalidate others.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Next Generation Leaders
Wednesday Oct 4, 2023
Join us for this unique opportunity! We will be screening Only In Theaters, a poignant look at a family business in L.A. struggling to keep their independent movie theater afloat. We will then be joined live via Zoom by the Director and two of the family business ''stars'' of the documentary for a live Q&A.
Other family business centers from around the country will be logging on to the Q&A as well!
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Categories: CCFB Networking & Social Events
Thursday Oct 5, 2023
Your current and future employees of your family business are increasingly voicing their expectations that their employers need to demonstrate care. They’re making decisions to join or stay with a company based on the employer’s commitment to a variety of social, environmental, and other issues.
Are your employees connected to the core values of your family business? Join us for an interactive discussion about aligning your company core values with your workforce’s values. Improved employee engagement shows in your bottom line through better productivity, less turnover, and longer tenure within your organization.
All attending are encouraged to complete the free Life Values Inventory prior to this session, and to bring your results and company values with you.
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Categories: CCFB Roundtable, Human Resources
Thursday Oct 5, 2023
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.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Rising CEO
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
How You as a Woman Leader Drive Culture - You as a woman family business leader have a direct effect on company culture, which revolves around employee engagement, environment, atmosphere, and success. One thing is for sure: workplace culture impacts retention which is essential in today’s market of finding qualified workers.
Your behaviors at work, your communication style, and how you handle wins and setbacks all affect your company culture. Join us as we share ways to make employees feel engaged in a dynamic and caring work culture.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Women in Family Business
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
As the strongest indicator of satisfaction, performance and retention – engaging employees is critical to success. We will explore actionable components of engagement, how to measure it, and how to lead for it.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, Leadership Development
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
There are several ways to grow a business. Since mergers and acquisitions top the list of interest in our annual membership survey, we will convene a panel to learn from family business leaders who have been involved in all aspects of M&A activity – and the lessons they learned in the process.
Facilitated by Brett Thornton, Porter Wright
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Categories: CCFB Educational Program
Friday Oct 20, 2023
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.
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Categories: CCFB Peer Group, EOS Integrator
