Who:
For female presidents, CEOs, and leaders within family businesses.
Cost:
$2,500 per year
Benefits:
• Structured meetings with professional facilitator; 1-2 hour virtual meetings,
• Short Faculty chalk talks as part of a forum meeting, 30 minutes or less. Some faculty may incur an upcharge.
• One-on-one coaching with facilitator once a year
• Access to additional university and family business resources.
WEBSITE:
https://johnson.qualtrics.com/jfe /form/SV_b3qyfGxRiQGcgPs
The Female Leadership Forum is a unique group under the Peer Leadership Forum Program that offers female presidents, CEOs, and leaders in family businesses a professionally facilitated environment for growth and collaboration. Through candid conversation and shared experience, members gain insight, support, and fresh perspective on the challenges and opportunities unique to women in leadership. Discussion topics are tailored to the needs of the group, ensuring relevance and impact.
Forums meet in small groups of up to 10 members and will meet bimonthly, 6 times a year, in virtual sessions (unless otherwise agreed upon by members) with an optional in-person retreat at an additional cost. Each group is led by a Peer Forum Facilitator, whose role includes leading meetings, monitoring discussion topics, and ensuring accountability among members. The facilitator will also secure outside content experts, such as Cornell Family Business Fellows or Mentors, coordinate meeting logistics, and provide ongoing leadership and coaching.
For those in family business, peer groups can be a highly effective means of vetting ideas, seeking confidentiality and bench-marking their business against others. The Cornell Peer Leadership Forums combines the expertise of the SFBI team, access to Cornell faculty, and the Cornell global alumni network.
