Young Entrepreneurs as Growth Incubators in Medium-sized Enterprises

Current owner-managers and upcoming generations both need to prepare for the future. JiGMO gives you a structured approach to achieve this – combining management knowledge with the personal skills you’ll need.

Module 1 – Dimensions of growth in family businesses

• Explore factors influencing growth
• Understand current owner-manager perspectives on growth
• Discuss ownership structure and Board roles
• Analyse and understand growth motivators, levers and barriers

Module 2 – Strategy in action

• Discover how to design and implement effective strategy
• Learn to define winning strategy through discussions, exercises and real-life examples
• Explore structured approaches to strategy implementation

Module 3 – Modern HR practices

• Leverage your human resources assets
• Understand team dynamics – and what motivates and inspires your people
• Learn to work with HR metrics and best practice

Module 4 – Personal leadership in family businesses

• Explore why effective leadership presents a significant challenge
• Learn to motivate your teams and enhance your management skills
• Understand the impact of your behaviour

Module 5 – Innovating business models

• Visualise, assess and enhance your business model
• Learn to continuously improve your business model to create and maintain advantage

Module 6 – Negotiation and 'Meet the parents' workshop

• Develop Negotiation Intelligence^® (NQ^®)
• Build your collaboration skills
• Discover how to speed up the agreement process, maximise influence – and find common ground
• Discuss intergenerational expectations in a session with senior iGMO members

Module 7 – Leading change

• Discover the leadership skills you need to face constant and accelerating change
• Explore your strengths as a leader
• Understand how to navigate towards further success
• Learn through inspiring examples, interactive exercises, storytelling, action learning and real-world best practice

Module 8 – Financial management

• Explore your organisation’s evolving needs, as well as funding strategies
• Understand the origins of financial resources – and the factors that influence financing decisions
• Gain an overview of your organisation’s finances

Final presentation

The programme finishes with a presentation to the group and a panel of jury members and entrepreneurs.

• Dive deep into the world of family business legacy – and leadership
• Strengthen your management skills and unleash your inner leader
• Tackle today’s family business challenges head-on
• Network with a community of like-minded future leaders
• Gain a deeper understanding of the responsibilities of leadership – and your future career

• Potential successors of mid-sized family organisations – with a minimum of 50 FTEs and a turnover of €20-40m
• Ambitious individuals, aged 25-35
• Future leaders who aren’t yet CEO – and who have worked in the family business or elsewhere

The JiGMO programme unfolds over an exciting two-year journey, featuring:

• Four 1.5-day, power-packed seminars each year
• Exclusive participation in the annual iGMO Summit and iGMO Rendez-Vous
• As the grand finale, pitch your action plan to a panel of entrepreneurs