The current health and economic crises pose challenges no company has faced before. Unimaginable stresses to an organization's infrastructure, finances, cash flow, and employee owners all can tax leaders at the moment their organizations need them most. This webinar, presented by Ginny Vanderslice and Carolyn Stanworth, BL Companies on April 10, 2020 for the ESOP Association's COVID-19 response webinar series, offers insights and information on leading your team, your division, and your ESOP company through these current and future challenges.
You may view this webinar here if you are an ESOP Association member in their COVID-19 Economic Response Webinars Archive. If you aren't a member, consider joining!
Succession planning and leadership development are two sides of an integrated whole that is essential for companies that seek to fully leverage employee ownership and achieve long-term sustainability.
Read MoreThis article written by Ginny Vanderslice was published in the ESOP Association’s ESOP Report, August 2021.Many of us are breathing a sigh of relief for, we hope, successfully navigating the pandemic and in many cases coming out of it stronger than before.
Read MoreThis presentation by Ginny Vanderslice and Bob Dill was part of the National Center for Employee Ownership's Virtual Fall Forum conference in September, 2021.
Read MoreLearn about the research on the core elements of an ownership culture that drive company performance.
Read MoreFirst, Pfeffer makes some important points in this about which we would agree. He makes a case, early in the book, that if all you are doing is teaching people "leadership" concepts such as "tell the truth," "be authentic," etc. and even skills then the leadership training won't be successful.
Read MoreOn January 9, 2021 Ginny Vanderslice moderated a virtual panel at the 2021 Mid-Year Fellows Workshop in Honor of Louis O. Kelso at the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit.
Read MoreEffective boards make a significant contribution to their company’s success. However, in many cases, employee owners do not understand why their organization has a board, what the board does, what kinds of decisions the board makes, and, ultimately, how their board adds value.
Read MoreWhen leaders and managers have strong leadership skills and when those skills extend to more people in an organization, a company’s ability to manage internal and external challenges is enhanced, and unanticipated changes in personnel can be managed with minimal disruption.
Read MoreEffective ESOP leadership is different than effective leadership in companies with more traditional ownership structures. The opportunities are greater and so are the challenges. Leaders in all companies need the basics of business acumen, strategic perspective, market awareness, and the ability to develop and communicate a compelling vision.
Read MoreAn ESOP can be an effective tax-advantaged means of creating shareholder liquidity. At the same time, the ESOP provides an additional benefit for employees. But the ongoing payoff of the ESOP is based on its ability to align stakeholder interests.
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