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Ramona Rodriguez-Brooks

Ramona Rodriguez-Brooks

Building Ownership Culture: 5 Steps to Help Employees Think Like Owners

Employee ownership creates meaningful potential, but that potential is only realized when the organizational culture actively supports it. ESOP ownership combined with a strong ownership culture is what drives higher performance; the structure alone is not sufficient. That is the foundational premise of a recent NCEO webinar led by Matt Hancock, Principal Consultant at Praxis Consulting Group, who offered a practical framework for building a workplace where every employee can think, feel, and act like an owner.

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Ramona Rodriguez-Brooks

Experts Outline How to Successfully Structure an ESOP Deal

On February 3, Nick Francia and Mark Padjen presented an NCEO webinar where they walked attendees through the steps of an ESOP transaction, in particular highlighting the roles different advisors play on the path to employee ownership. If you're a business owner exploring exit strategies or a CFO evaluating succession planning options, understanding how to structure and execute an ESOP transaction could be one of the most valuable investments of your time. These two advisors noted that a successful ESOP transaction requires excellent execution from both the advisory team and the company. Here's what each party should focus on:

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Ramona Rodriguez-Brooks

Forum Keynote Preview: Leadership Strategies

This September in Indianapolis, I’ll have the honor of joining Jen Briggs on the Fall Forum main stage for our keynote conversation, “Brewing Potential: Leadership Strategies for Employee-Owned Businesses.” Jen is an insightful and experienced leader, and we will present a candid “beer with the boss”-style keynote focused on building effective leadership that prioritizes high-performance culture. As we start our engines and prepare to #racetoIndy, I’d like to share a few of the landmark themes Jen and I plan to explore in the keynote.

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