Virtual and In-Person Services
Aileron delivers our services in multiple formats, including virtually via video conferencing and in-person on our campus in Tipp City, Ohio. Our upcoming services that are open to the entire Aileron community are listed here, and all of our services are always available for you to schedule with just you and your team. To start that process, reach out and a member of our team will be in touch.
What to Expect
Those who do the work do the learning.
You’ll do real work during our workshops, because most real learning takes place on-the-job. Plus you’ll see greater results by tackling the business issues you’re currently facing while learning new methods.
We meet you where you are.
There’s no need to get things “good enough” before engaging in our community.
The genius is in the room.
You’ll learn from your facilitator, but you’ll learn just as much from your peers. You know your business better than anyone, so we ask the right questions to pull out the answers and inspiration you need to get where you’re trying to go.
Implementing Professional Management
Leadership. People Development. Culture.
Strategy. Business Structure. Organizational Performance.
Learn with Us
Mapping the Way Forward: How The Hill Hear Better Clinic used Strategic Planning for Growth and Transition
Dr. Mike Hill founded The Hill Hear Better Clinic 35 years ago to improve quality of life for his patients. Armed with extensive audiology training, used equipment, and $6,000 in savings, Hill knew a lot about providing excellent patient care, but running a business wasn’t part of his formal training. “Caring for patients was my main priority, but I also wanted to run and expand the business well. I’ve always loved reading, which has given me a lot of ideas for growth,” said Hill. “Finding the time to determine which efforts were strategic for us and how to implement those was difficult.” In those early years, a colleague suggested Hill connect with Aileron to find outside perspective and tips for executing intentional business strategy while also caring for patients. Today, Hill Hear Better Clinic is the largest private practice in Cincinnati and has helped more than 10,000 patients. Dr. Hill credits Aileron with providing the thoughtful partnership and strategic planning tools he needed [ Read More ]
Creating a Smooth Transition: How Keith Smith Company Built a Succession Plan and Thriving Legacy
After years of working in the family business, Jim Smith suddenly became CEO of Keith Smith Company, America’s largest independent producer and provider of broiler hatching eggs, in the early 1990s. Looking for support and guidance in his new leadership role, Jim eagerly connected with Aileron’s founder Clay Mathile through a mutual acquaintance and began his professional management journey – a journey that went on to last more than 25 years and continues today.Jim infused professional management into Keith Smith Company for more than two decades as CEO, using the tools and methodologies he learned from Clay and Aileron to lead the company, culture, and team with intention. But eventually Jim was ready to begin scaling back his day-to-day involvement and invest in training the company’s next leaders. His first step? Connecting with Aileron.Training the next generationWe often say professional management is a team sport, but in the case of the Keith Smith company and many of the other family-owned businesses in the Aileron [ Read More ]
How We Did More With Less: The Value of Systems Mapping
We’ve all been there—stuck. We’re running fast, doing more, but not seeing the results. We’re making a lot of motion but seeing little progress. Sound familiar? It takes courage to step away from the rut and take a look at the whole system in question. But how do you take the first step? Recently, we sat down with Chuck Huggins (COO, Facilitator, and Leadership Coach) and Michaela Van Arsdale (Client Services Associate) and asked that pressing question we all feel at some point in our business: How do we do more with less? Here’s what we learned. What were things like five years ago? Chuck: Five years ago, we had twenty-four employees delivering fifty events a year. We didn’t have any set processes or established practices. For example, five years ago we had no process in terms of delivering events, or to assign a business advisor to a client. There was so much labor involved in each event, we felt we were doing as [ Read More ]