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Unleash Your Business Potential: The Transformed Course for Presidents

Brent Welborn2023-07-25T11:14:43-04:00Aileron News, Business Structure, Culture, Leadership, Organizational Performance, People Development, Strategy|

Aileron’s flagship program, Course for Presidents®, teaches you fundamental skills to direct, operate, and control your business. Key areas of focus include leadership, strategy, people development, business structure, organizational performance, and culture. This in-person program offers a hands-on learning experience that's been transforming businesses for more than 25 years. We’re excited to share we’ve been enhancing and refining the [ Read More ]

Considering Course for Presidents? Here’s what to expect.

Brent Welborn2024-12-16T15:47:43-05:00Business Structure, Culture, Leadership, Organizational Performance, People Development, Strategy|

Our Course for Presidents alumni have consistently told us over the years that this program is a life-changing experience for the private business owner. It delivers insight and knowledge from people who get it, and everyday tools that impact their professional and personal lives alike. But, taking two days away from your business to work on your business can [ Read More ]

Leading a High Performing Board: The Relationship Between Business Owner And Outside Board

Brent Welborn2024-02-23T11:16:14-05:00Business Structure, Leadership, Organizational Performance|

Having an outside board for your business is one of the wisest decisions you can make for your company. This small group of professionals lends their time and expertise to support your company’s vision and help you grow. They can be key to a company’s sustainability. The benefits of working with an outside board are wide-ranging. You can [ Read More ]

What is a High Performing Board?

Brent Welborn2023-04-04T14:51:25-04:00Business Structure, Leadership, Organizational Performance|

Wisdom. Constructive accountability. Professional resources. A business owner should expect to receive these benefits, and more, from their outside board. Being a CEO or President can feel lonely and heavy with responsibility—but the support and feedback from a high performing board enables a business to reach its goals and grow sustainably. What Do Outside Boards Do for Private [ Read More ]

Dear Business Owner: Don’t Go It Alone

Brent Welborn2023-03-22T12:11:05-04:00Leadership, Organizational Performance, People Development|

A commonly held limiting belief in the private business community is that business ownership is a lonely, solitary journey. We often hear people say, “being a president is an inherently isolating role,” or “if you really want something done right, you just have to do it yourself.” We disagree completely. In fact, we see more often that the [ Read More ]

The Culture Discipline: How Your Organization’s Culture Can Help Your Business Thrive

Brent Welborn2023-03-01T11:52:20-05:00Culture, Leadership|

If you’re a business owner and entrepreneur, you know all about the importance of having a clear business structure and a well-defined strategy. Do you rank your workplace culture as equally important? Of the six disciplines in Aileron’s DOC System, Culture can seem the most nebulous. How do you manage it? What does it include? Why does it [ Read More ]

How to Use Empowering Questions to Lead with Intention

Samantha Johnson2023-02-03T11:23:25-05:00Leadership|

At work and in life, you ask and answer questions every single day. Have you ever stopped to consider how the questions you’re asking might impact the outcomes you’re getting? Asking better questions—what we call “empowering questions”—can enhance information flow, empower people to arrive at their own solutions, and create more meaningful conversations. Explore that idea further in this post. [ Read More ]

Getting to the Next Level: How Swath Design Used Professional Management to Overcome Stagnant Growth

Brent Welborn2023-01-24T15:06:42-05:00Community, Leadership|

For more than 25 years, Sandie and Greg Lange have pursued their shared passions for design as the owners of Swath Design. Together, they grew a business that became a well-known and respected leader in environmental graphic design and wayfinding. When they started discussing how they might transition out of the business while preserving what they’d worked hard [ Read More ]

Professional Management is a Team Sport

Brent Welborn2024-12-05T12:45:32-05:00Leadership, Organizational Performance, People Development|

If you’re familiar with Aileron and the DOC System, you’ve likely heard first-hand accounts of the power of professional management — or experienced it yourself in your own organization. (If you haven’t, start here.) Professional management can transform a business, empower sustainable growth, alleviate stress, and improve the lives of every person in your organization. But if professional [ Read More ]

Becoming a More Conscious Leader: Understanding Energetic Responsibility

Brent Welborn2022-11-22T07:31:59-05:00Leadership|

We’ve all had our share of bad days. Consider the last time you arrived at the office and you were feeling far less than “100 percent.” Maybe you arrived a few minutes later than usual, or you had a negative experience during your commute. Maybe you were experiencing unique challenges in your personal life, like a breakup or an [ Read More ]

Becoming a More Conscious Leader: Identifying What’s True and What’s the Truth

Brent Welborn2022-11-22T08:04:44-05:00Leadership|

Have you ever heard the expression, “There’s his side, there’s her side, and then there’s the truth?” It can apply to almost any scenario rooted in conflict. Let’s see what that might look like in a workplace situation. Imagine that you’ve worked productively alongside a colleague for a long time. You’ve collaborated on projects and you make a great [ Read More ]

Becoming a More Conscious Leader: How to Suspend Judgment

Brent Welborn2022-11-22T08:04:30-05:00Leadership|

Let’s say you’ve worked at a company for over a decade. You’ve progressed through the ranks, established expertise, and experienced the organization’s progress and development. Then, a member of executive leadership, who you greatly respect, announces their retirement. In due time, a new executive leader from outside the organization fills their role, and they introduce new policies and procedures. [ Read More ]

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