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Conference introduction with Caro Rock, Publisher, Family Business Magazine followed by a keynote conversation with Gail Miller, Owner of the Larry H. Miller Company and Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors
Your leadership will determine the essence of your family business. It will also define your success and your legacy. It is particularly challenging for women in family business. The key is to equip yourself with the necessary skills that not only inspire greatness but also influence markets and generations to come.
Your company’s culture says a lot about your leadership. Do you encourage a culture of excellence? In today remote and virtual environments, culture building should be front and center of your strategy. How can women in family business build a culture with a distributed workforce? Rest assured, it’s doable.
It is the role of all leaders to foster and encourage entrepreneurship and innovation within an organization – especially family business where legacy thinking can deter innovation. It’s how your company stays relevant. New ideas and new ways of thinking will propel your organization forward. Here, we talk with women who understand mastering entrepreneurship isn’t a fad, it’s a requirement.
With the country consumed by questions of racial equality and signs of a climate crisis building, companies are under increasing pressure to articulate how they handle environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. How can women in family business impact meaningful change?
Join us for our premiere awards ceremony honoring top women in family business.
Thriving in crisis: Women leadership How nimble is your family business? As we head into the third year of an historic pandemic, survival means more than keeping your head above water. It means plotting out a course with pivot points. It’s not just survival – it’s success. What are the essential skills for women inn family business?
Family businesses can be insular, relying on directions of family members or a few highly trusted long-time employees. That’s why boards are important. Preparing yourself to be on a board requires a lot of thought and consideration. It also requires skills. The more you know, the better you can position yourself for board membership.
Women in family business are uniquely positioned as inheritors, but problems persist. Why? Women sometimes opt out of these conversations because many feel as if they are not heard or they are misunderstood. We need to fix that by educating ourselves and asking the right questions.
We need to talk about work-life balance – really talk about it. In this working group, we’ll roll up our sleeves and talk about what we can do to support that delicate balance. What are the solutions? What have we learned through the pandemic? These issues directly impact women in family business. Let’s talk about solutions beyond yoga and breathing exercises.
What does finding your voice mean? How does it impact your leadership as a woman? It is how you inspire your team and inspire excellence. It is what sets the tone for your confidence. But how can we find our voice?
A conversation with Judy Genshaft, Board of Trustee member, Freshmark, Incorporated
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