Thought Leadership

Our team shares their experience and knowledge through webinars, podcasts, articles and more.

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As experts in our field, we publish various articles and whitepapers and host webinars on building effective workplace cultures and leadership structures. Click on the links below to have a look through our library.If you would like more information on these topics, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Communicating Across Generations – The ESOP & Financial Information

Communication is incredibly important to help employee owners understand both the financial benefit of the ESOP and shared ownership culture. But when you look around at your company, you may see a multigenerational workforce with varying degrees of knowledge – and comfort – with the ESOP and financial terms. So how can you effectively communicate the value of the ESOP, and ultimately strengthen your company’s ownership culture, when you have a multi-generational workforce?

Topic: 
ESOP Communications
Author(s):
Lindsay Shafer, MA
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Book Review: The Art of Gathering

‍The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

Topic: 
Continuous Improvement
Author(s):
Linshuang Lu, MSOD
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Webinar: Belonging is The Key to ESOP Culture

Belonging is The Key to ESOP Culture

Topic: 
Ownership Culture
Author(s):
Nelson Parrish II, MA
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Engaging Employee Owners in the Financial Success of Your Company

Engaging Employee Owners in the Financial Success of Your Company written by Jennie Msall for the ESOP Association's April 2023 ESOP Report‍. An ESOP can connect employee actions with company success, but that doesn’t automatically result in employee owners taking responsibility for the success of the company. Sharing financial information is a critical first step to provide employee-owners with an understanding of how the business is doing.‍

Topic: 
Ownership Culture
Author(s):
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Podcast: Continuous Improvement, EO Leadership and More

Bret Keisling interviewed Jon Sweigart for the ESOP Podcast about Continuous Improvement and employee ownership and engagement.

Topic: 
Continuous Improvement
Author(s):
Jon Sweigart, MSS
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Webinar: Study the Past, Create the Future: How to Build a Successful Leadership Succession System

On August 3, 2022 Kathleen McInerney Kane presented this webinar for the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) focusing on how to implement an effective Succession System, including who to involve in the process, how and when to start thinking about leadership succession and detailing the necessary steps in the process.

Topic: 
Leadership Development & Succession Planning
Author(s):
Kathleen McInerney Kane
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The ESOP Podcast Network - Episode 198 Part 2 about building stronger and more profitable ESOP companies

In this episode from May 2022, Bret Keisling is again joined by Alex Moss, to talk about his experience with ESOP culture, communication, and leadership development, and how Praxis works to build better, stronger, and more profitable ESOP companies.

Topic: 
Leadership Development & Succession Planning
Author(s):
Alexander Moss, MPPM
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The ESOP Podcast Network - Episode 197 Alex Moss on Praxis and EO Culture and Leadership

In this episode from April 2022, Bret Keisling is joined by Alex Moss who shares his EO A-ha Moment, Praxis' origin story, and the inextricable links between culture and leadership with a company's ongoing success.

Topic: 
Leadership Development & Succession Planning
Author(s):
Alexander Moss, MPPM
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Leadership Development and Succession in Employee-Owned Companies

Ginny Vanderslice and Kathleen McInerney Kane contributed the lead chapter Leadership Development and Succession in Employee-Owned Companies.

Topic: 
Leadership Development & Succession Planning
Author(s):
Ginny Vanderslice, PhD
Kathleen McInerney Kane
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Stay Conversations

How can companies leverage shared-ownership to attract and retain talented people now and as the labor market continues to evolve? One idea: hold Stay Conversations.

Topic: 
Ownership Culture
Author(s):
Linshuang Lu, MSOD
Jon Sweigart, MSS
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How to Measure Diversity Internally and Build Inclusive Workplace Practices in Pursuit of Racial Equity

Molly and Nelson had the opportunity to talk with Susie Fagan for B The Change, the B Corp's website that shares stories of people using business as a force for good about involving all employees in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts.

Topic: 
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Author(s):
Nelson Parrish II, MA
Molly Mead, EdD
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Employee Ownership and the Great Resignation

The pandemic has disrupted many things, not the least of which is the current American labor market and, maybe more profoundly, how Americans consider the purpose of work and expectations for employment.

Topic: 
Ownership Culture
Author(s):
Jon Sweigart, MSS
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