The Legacy Mindset: Holistic Preparation for Succession in Family Businesses

Melissa Borowicz has been dedicated to working with companies since 2004, focusing on defining corporate culture and aiding leaders to maximize their management teams and personnel. With an adept understanding of relational barriers and their impact on personal and company growth l, Borowicz offers practical solutions that enhance value at every stage. Her comfortable and relaxed style ensures ease among individuals during challenging leadership transitions.

Borowicz’s ability to effectively and efficiently identify and tailor solutions to meet the unique needs of companies is underpinned by a robust educational and professional background. This includes earning a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, achieving Process Mastery certification from Hammer Company, becoming a certified ECHO Listening Practitioner, a Certified DISC Practitioner, and a Certified Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

She collaborates with business leaders to foster a unified language and understanding within organizations, reaching from the leadership team to employees, customers, and the wider community. Borowicz not only appreciates the significance of but also knows how to secure buy-in at every level, both internally and externally.

Driven by the goal of creating self-sufficient individuals and organizations, Borowicz has developed a three-day Leadership Boot Camp. This program guides individuals and staff through comprehensive personal and team development, aiming for consistent leadership. Additionally, her year-long Leadership Collective offers real-world interactional experiences that prepare team members to become adept at handling 50-70% of all organizational development issues.

With 17 years of experience, Borowicz has honed her expertise with a range of organizations, from small teams of 10 to large groups of 3000 employees, across the United States and Canada. She specializes in the effective use of leadership assessments, values identification, and articulation to spearhead culture strategy and transformation, develop leaders, and enhance team dynamics.

Outside her professional life, Borowicz enjoys an active lifestyle with her husband, their three boys, and two dogs. An avid runner committed to fitness, she is also a keen reader in her quest for continuous learning and loves to watch her boys engage in basketball and karate, pursuing their passions.

 

What You’ll Learn

• How families can navigate family issues in businesses.
• Where to start making a change.
• How the family system affects everything.
• Navigating different family dynamics.
• Why feedback is vital for success.
• Dealing with underperforming family members.
• The value of non-family leaders.
• Why “lesser” priorities should not be put off.

 

Timestamps

• [05:17] A bit about Melissa.
• [09:13] Working through family issues.
• [10:47] A common referral point.
• [14:06] The starting point for families navigating a change.
• [17:01] The canary in the coal mine.
• [21:50] The family business system.
• [24:36] Dealing with family dynamics.
• [32:16] The importance of feedback.
• [37:57] Helping families deal with sub-par business performance.
• [42:56] The fear of reprimanding family members
• [47:17] Non-family leaders.
• [50:10] Advice for the eager younger family member.
• [54:12] Putting off “lesser” priorities.

 

Memorable Quotes

• “For things to progress and be successful is people's openness and willingness to change. –  Melissa Borowicz [30:40]
• “Feedback is a gift and an investment in itself.” – Melissa Borowicz [35:34]
• “The family is more important than the business.” – Melissa Borowicz [36:15]
• “Leadership is taken, not given.” – Melissa Borowicz [56:13]

 

Social Media

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Facebook: The UTECH Group.

 

 

Websites

Fambizforum.com.

utechod.com.