JAN 06, 2026
8:30 AM-4:00 PM
Howdoyouinvitemoretransparentdialoguewithout forcingit?
Whichofyourdirectreportsdoyoulistentotheleast?
Withwhominyourfamilydoyouwantmoremeaty conversations?
Howdoyoudeliveranimportantbutuncomfortable message?
JohnandNickEngels,afather-sonteam,willopenan unfilteredconversationabouttheassumptionsandblind spotsthaterodetrustbetweengenerations andthe attitudesandcommitmentsthatbuildit.Through personalcandorandhard-earnedinsight,we’llexplore howgenerationaldividesimpactculture,succession, communicationdynamicsandauthority
Join200+leadersandtheirteamsforafull-day immersionfeaturingpowerfulstories,relationshipinsights, anddirect-responsecoaching
AbouttheSpeakers
JOHN ENGELS FoundingPartner
JohnEngelslaunchedLeadershipCoaching,Inc (LCI)in1996withaclear mission:tohelpleadersstrengthenfamilies,fortifyfamilyenterprises,and shapehealthyleadershipteamsacrosseverysectorofsociety
Threedecadeslater,LCIremainsatrustedglobalresourceforleadership rootedinself-awareness,self-responsibility,advancedrelationship managementskills,andactionablecoachingstrategies
John’spathtothisworkisasdistinctiveashisapproach Trainedasa journalistandsteepedfordecadesinBowenFamilySystemsTheory throughtheGeorgetownFamilyCenter(nowtheBowenCenterforthe StudyoftheFamily),hehasworkedasaconsultant,teacher,and confidanttofamilybusinessownersandseniorleadersthroughoutNorth America,Asia,LatinAmerica,andtheMiddleEast.Hisdirectyetdeeply perceptivestyletravelsseamlesslyacrosscultures.
Todayhementorscoaches,advisescomplexmultigenerational enterprises,andcontributestothefield’sthoughtleadership.
JohnisaFellowofCornellUniversity’sSmithFamilyBusinessInitiative, whereheco-authoredtheeCornellFamilyBusinessLeadershipCertificate Program.HealsoservesasanAdvisortotheBowenCenterfortheStudyof theFamilyandtoERG,aracial-awarenessinitiativeinhishometownof Rochester,NY
NicholasV.Engelsisafounder,masterfacilitator,andleadership strategistwhohelpsorganizationsachieveimpactatscalethrough peopleatdepth:principledcandor,clearroles,andearnedconnection
Foralmosttwodecades,Nickhasbeenatrustedguidetoleadersin familyenterprises,globalnonprofits,professionalfirms,boards,and C-suitesseekingtoupgradetheirrelationaloperatingsystem-where complexpeoplechallengesgrowintoroutineopportunitiesforbottom linesuccess
Eachyear,NickleadsLeadershipCoaching,Inc’sAdvancedLeadership Course,anintensive,10-monthprogramoninterpersonalmastery, maturity,andhigh-trustleadership,nowinits26thyear.Havingmerged thefirmhefoundedin2016intohisfamily’scompany,Leadership Coaching,Inc.,Nickbringsfirsthandexperiencewhenadvisingclientson succession,ownershipstructure,accountability,andfamilylegacy.
NickgraduatedfromtheNationalOutdoorLeadershipSchoolinWestern Australia,holdsdegreesfromQuinnipiacUniversityandtheUniversityat Buffalo,andcompletedpostgraduatetrainingattheBowenCenterfor theStudyoftheFamilyinWashington,DC.
HelivesinupstateNewYorkwithhiswifeandson.
NICHOLAS ENGELS Partner
