Knowledge with impact

Implementation support from St. Gallen Business School

› for entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs bear responsibility for the sustainable success of the company and thus for satisfied customers and committed, motivated employees. At the same time as their management function, however, they are also owners: a large part of their assets are invested in the company. This means that they also bear responsibility for long-term value growth, profit distributions and family wealth.

› for managing directors

Unlike entrepreneurs, salaried managing directors and managers are primarily committed to the company. The values and ideas of the owners are guard rails for them that form the framework for their management function. The owners set the guidelines: Corporate purpose, mission, overriding values, management principles, vision, strategic thrust and objectives, e.g. on financial results.

› for senior executives

Together with senior managers, these guidelines and targets must be implemented in day-to-day business. Special attention must therefore be paid to the second level. This is especially true for companies that want to achieve significant growth thanks to an excellent competitive position and innovative products.

Utilizing the great strengths of family businesses

› Focus on SMEs and mid-sized companies

The Center for Family Businesses at the St.Gallen Business School has the task of accompanying and supporting SMEs and mid-sized companies on their path to success. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Claus Gerberich and Dipl.-Kfm. Helmut Bähr, we examine the latest management findings from the perspective of SMEs. Our aim is to enable entrepreneurs, managing directors and top performers from SMEs and mid-sized companies to recognize the great strengths of family businesses and to make targeted use of them.

› Specialized seminars

Family businesses, SMEs and mid-sized companies need management training and further education that focuses on their natural strengths:

• The long-term, sustainable perspective. The owners think in terms of generations, not quarters
• A strong corporate culture with established values that leads to a high level of emotional loyalty among employees
• High commitment to outstanding quality
• Personal proximity to customers and markets
• Courage to innovate
• Flexibility and speed of decisions

These strengths must be cultivated, but also used as a competitive advantage.

Application impulses

Where this pictogram ‘Dear lecturer’ appears in the text description, our participants benefit from very special implementation support.

The second part of the program then serves to delve deeper into the booked topic. Here, those aspects that are particularly important to the participants will be dealt with in greater depth using real examples from corporate practice. Always from the perspective of SMEs, mid-sized companies and family businesses.

Participants have the opportunity to submit their own questions to the lecturer(s) in writing in advance. To do this, they download a sample template and send a ‘letter’ to the lecturer. The lecturers then prepare themselves and deal with the topic in a neutralized and cross-sectoral manner.

This ensures that you derive maximum benefit from the program. Our motto: “New knowledge and application impulses for your company”.

We will be happy to support you in applying the new knowledge or implementing the findings in internal company measures. Inquiries to: seminare@sgbs.com or phone: +41 71 225 40 80