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Unlocking Business Value: How to Elevate Your Company’s Worth [VIDEO]
Unlocking Business Value: How to Elevate Your Company’s Worth [VIDEO]

A profitable business isn’t always a valuable one. There are hidden factors quietly dragging down your company’s worth. Here are three steps to unlock the value of your business.

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Leveling Up Your Leadership: Becoming an Effective Senior Leader [VIDEO]
Video Training, Career Development, Coaching, Self Leadership Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA® Video Training, Career Development, Coaching, Self Leadership Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA®

Leveling Up Your Leadership: Becoming an Effective Senior Leader [VIDEO]

As you move up through the levels of leadership, the way you lead needs to change as well. As it has been said, “What got you here, won’t get you there!” Here are three areas where you need to lead differently to be an effective senior leader.

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What Is Exit Planning and Why Should Every Business Owner Care?
Succession Planning, Family Business Advising, Planning, Blog Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA® Succession Planning, Family Business Advising, Planning, Blog Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA®

What Is Exit Planning and Why Should Every Business Owner Care?

Every business owner will transition eventually, yet 94% do not have a plan in place for their post-transition life and 75% regret selling their business just a year later! Creating an exit plan can help alleviate those anxieties. Here’s how.

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Leadership Model: Are You a Cheerleader, Drill Sergeant, or Coach? [VIDEO]
Video Training, Culture, Team Effectiveness Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA® Video Training, Culture, Team Effectiveness Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA®

Leadership Model: Are You a Cheerleader, Drill Sergeant, or Coach? [VIDEO]

What is your leadership model? Some see themselves as cheerleaders – encouraging their team. Others as drill sergeants – pushing their people. But what about a sports coach who encourages but also challenges? Here are five ways to get the most from your team.

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Why You Should Start Planning for Succession Now [VIDEO]
Panel Discussion, Succession Planning The Center Staff Panel Discussion, Succession Planning The Center Staff

Why You Should Start Planning for Succession Now [VIDEO]

There are 10,000 people turning 65 every day in the U.S. This means there are leaders from every type of organization who will eventually need to hand over the reins of leadership to their successor. Here’s why some leaders avoid succession planning, when you should start, and how to do it successfully.

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Coaching: Leadership Coaching for High Performance [VIDEO]
Video Training, Strategy and Execution, Coaching, Staffing & HR, Hiring & Retention, Family Business Advising, Career Development, Personal Growth The Center Staff Video Training, Strategy and Execution, Coaching, Staffing & HR, Hiring & Retention, Family Business Advising, Career Development, Personal Growth The Center Staff

Coaching: Leadership Coaching for High Performance [VIDEO]

Why do star athletes and CEOs have coaches when they are already at the top of their game? Because we all can benefit from someone helping us to achieve our full potential. Here are four types of leadership coaching and what you can expect from each.

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Family Business: Stewarding a Family-Owned Business [VIDEO]
Video Training, Family Business Advising, Board of Directors, Strategy and Execution Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA® Video Training, Family Business Advising, Board of Directors, Strategy and Execution Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA®

Family Business: Stewarding a Family-Owned Business [VIDEO]

Family businesses represent about 90% of American businesses, yet many struggle to survive into the 2nd and 3rd generations. This is often due to unclear roles. Here are the 5 vital roles that work together to create a successful family business.

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Boards: How to Improve Your Board’s Effectiveness [VIDEO]
Video Training, Organizational Health, Board of Directors, Team Effectiveness Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA® Video Training, Organizational Health, Board of Directors, Team Effectiveness Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA®

Boards: How to Improve Your Board’s Effectiveness [VIDEO]

A well-functioning team, where everyone understands their role and works together, is a thing of beauty to watch. Sadly, we often see boards that do not function this way. Here are five ways to improve the effectiveness of your board of directors.

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Strategic Planning: 4 Key Elements of an Effective Strategic Plan [VIDEO]
Video Training, Organizational Health, Strategy and Execution, Planning Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA® Video Training, Organizational Health, Strategy and Execution, Planning Gray Wirth, MBA, CEPA®

Strategic Planning: 4 Key Elements of an Effective Strategic Plan [VIDEO]

“Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.” So how do you keep your organization headed in the right direction? With a clear plan. Here are 4 key elements of an effective strategic plan.

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